The following Monday, another fraternity member, Garrett John Marcy was charged with the sale and trafficking of cocaine. Marcy is a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
For as long as the suspension remains, Greek organizations will be barred from holding organized events. This includes events for philanthropy and social events, such as formals and semi-formals. They will also be prohibited from participating, in any organized fashion, in any homecoming activities next week.
However, students will be allowed to remain residents of their Greek houses.
In addition, President Thrasher has also banned alcohol at all registered student organization events.
FSU has long suffered from its reputation as a party school. This was always made worse by the scandals which erupted over the last several months pertaining to racist incidents and sexual assault. For each instance, FSU was viewed as never doing enough to combat against racism and sexual impropriety. In many cases, the school was accused of shielding male students, particularly athletes, in the aftermath of sexual assault, assault, and theft charges.