Fraternity Members Charged With Hazing
CHARLOTTE, NC — We are learning more about hazing allegations involving six men connected to a fraternity at Johnson C. Smith University.
That fraternity, Omega Psi Phi, is suspended from JCSU’s campus. Β Police arrested five of the fraternity brothers earlier this week.
A man told police he wanted to pledge the fraternity. Β He says he met with members several times on and off campus between November and this month. Β He says they hit him numerous times with an object, causing severe injuries. Β Students are shocked by the allegations.
“It’s terrible,” said JCSU freshman Dalontay Belton. Β “People shouldn’t be hazing, ’cause the hazing is serious stuff; like, people get hurt seriously.”
JCSU is conducting an internal investigation. Β University spokesperson Sherri Belfield tells WCCB Charlotte, “(hazing) has no place on our campus, and the University has a zero-tolerance for hazing in academic life, student life or athletics.”
