Michigan Daily: U-M Interfraternity Council expels Sigma Alpha Epsilon over hazing allegations

By Cindy Heflin Associate news director

Posted on Fri, Mar 18, 2011 : 10:36 a.m.

The Sigma Alpha Episilon house on Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor.

The student governing body for fraternities at the University of Michigan has expelled Sigma Alpha Epsilon following allegations that its members hazed pledges in January, the Michigan Daily reported.

The dismissal came after a meeting of the Interfraternity Council Wednesday, the Daily said.

The fraternity was suspended by the council and the national fraternity in February after a parent e-mailed the university's Office of Greek Life, alleging that fraternity members poked pledges with broomsticks, kicked them in the groin and shot airsoft guns at them as part of the fraternity's "hell week in January.