The Florida State University has indefinitely suspended Greek organizations on its campus after the suspected alcohol-related death of a freshman fraternity pledge. Another fraternity student was arrested for dealing cocaine.
A statement from University President John Thrasher’s office said this:
“This pause is needed to review and reflect on the loss of a young life and to implement serious changes. For this suspension to end, there will need to be a new normal for Greek life on campus. They must participate in that culture.”
FSU now joins Pennsylvania State University and Louisiana State University, where alcohol-related deaths and hazing charges have led to the suspension of Greek fraternities and sororities.
The circumstances of 20-year-old Andrew Coffey’s death are still under investigation. The freshman was a member of the campus’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, and was found dead on Friday after being found unresponsive after a party.
Investigators suspect that alcohol may be involved, but an autopsy report is still in the works. Law enforcement hopes to make a determination for cause of death as soon as the report is released.
