Fraternity brothers on the College of Central Florida allegedly struck pledges with a automotive in a twisted type of hazing that left one faculty child howling in ache final month, in line with a report.
The troubled Sigma Chi frat on the Florida faculty is dealing with at the least momentary suspension after cops responded to their home on Feb. 24 over the alleged initiation antics witnessed by a close-by sorority home.
A Kappa Alpha Theta sister referred to as campus police round 3 a.m. after she heard yelling and noticed a grey Kia from the Sigma Chi home strike somebody who gave the impression to be a pledge, in line with a police report obtained Wednesday by the Orlando Sentinel.
The automotive was going about 10 to fifteen miles per hour and one other sorority sister advised police “one of the boys got hit by a car.”
The sorority member additionally heard a male peer yell “help!” and “my bones, my bones, they’re broken,” in line with the police docs reported on by the newspaper.
“Sigma Chi brothers had allegedly forced new members to stand in front of cars while members of the organization hit them with cars,” a detective alleged.
Three frat bros denied anybody was hit by a automotive or harm and the Kia that matched what bystanders noticed tried to depart the scene with its headlights off. It’s unclear what occurred as soon as police stopped the Kia.
Cops couldn’t discover the pledge who was allegedly smashed with the automotive both.
Sigma Chi, which has been suspended eight instances between 2015 and 2020, didn’t tackle the allegations however stated on its Instagram web page it might cooperate with the varsity and its police division “to resolve any actions and misunderstandings,” the Sentinel reported.
A college spokesperson reportedly stated the frat can’t have occasions on or campus throughout its suspension.
“UCF unequivocally condemns hazing in all forms, and we are committed to holding individuals and organizations accountable for actions that threaten the safety and well-being of our students and others,” the spokesperson advised the newspaper.
