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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU officials say the Acacia fraternity has been closed after an investigation concluded that the group had hazed new members last fall.
According to LSU, the university was notified of several allegations against the fraternity, including forced alcohol consumption and physical violence.
The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/1FZ7usm ) the university notified the fraternity of the investigation's outcome.
The university says there was a separate incident in which new members had to stand in hot steam for a long period of time. LSU determined that new members were not allowed to eat the week of initiation and were required to participate "in activities during the week preceding initiation that significantly interfered with academic and psychological well-being."
"Hazing is not tolerated at LSU. We have taken swift action to deal with this matter and suspend this fraternity until at least 2018," LSU President and Chancellor F. King Alexander said in a statement. "I hope this sends a very strong message to all of our students who participate in Greek Life activities. This behavior is absolutely unacceptable."
According to LSU's Office of Greek Life, the Acacia fraternity had about 51 members, plus 43 recruits, in the fall. LSU's Acacia chapter was founded in 1956.
Acacia fraternity's national headquarters announced Thursday that it also looked into the allegations of misconduct and agreed to dissolve its LSU chapter.
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