U of A Fraternity Suspended
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A University of Arkansas fraternity chapter
has been suspended from campus for four years after a 2003 hazing
allegation that is now the basis for a lawsuit.
Members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity`s Fayetteville campus
chapter are accused of beating a pledge so badly he had to be
hospitalized for two broken ribs and a ruptured kidney.
Former Arkansas track athlete Kyle Cleveland of Conway filed the
lawsuit February 10 in Washington County Circuit Court, exactly one
year after he said the hazing occurred.
Cleveland is suing the fraternity, the university and members of
the Arkansas board of trustees.
Cleveland, who now runs track at Alabama, accuses the university
of failing to supervise the chapter and to ensure a safe
environment for students. Cleveland`s lawsuit contends that the
fraternity`s national organization knew about hazing and physically
abusing pledges.
According to the lawsuit, the former Little Rock Fair athlete,
seeks a jury trial and compensatory and punitive damages for
medical bills, pain and suffering and mental anguish.
