Overview
- The fraternity’s national board voted to close the Northern Arizona University chapter, with the CEO citing a zero-tolerance policy on hazing and pledging full cooperation with authorities.
- Flagstaff police found the student unresponsive at an off-campus house on South Pinegrove Road on Jan. 31, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Court and arrest documents say pledges were told to bring items to stay overnight and played two rounds of a drinking game involving a 1.75-liter bottle of vodka.
- Three 20-year-old executive board members were arrested on suspicion of hazing and later released on their own recognizance without charges, according to arrest records.
- Investigators reviewed the chapter’s Instagram for a Spring Rush 2026 flyer, and documents reference an invite-only dinner the night before the death.