One University of Iowa official expressed concern that other UI Greek chapters are doing similar things to the activities that caused the closure of one chapter house this fall. Kelly Jo Karnes, associate director of the UI Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, wrote in emails released by the university Tuesday that she believed “SEVERAL [...]

IOWA CITY — Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the University of Iowa fraternity that was closed by its national headquarters this week for hazing, had the highest rate of member arrests and citations in the UI Greek system for the past two years. The chapter saw 27 percent of its members cited or arrested for non-traffic-related crimes [...]

The University of Iowa previously received complaints of hazing in 2008 and 2009 against Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a fraternity that was suspended and closed for hazing this week by its national headquarters. UI Spokesman Tom Moore on Tuesday said after those 2008 and 2009 hazing reports, sanctions were imposed and completed. UI officials were checking [...]

A University of Iowa fraternity has been suspended over allegations of hazing. Details of what led to the suspension of the UI chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon were not available, but in a news release, the fraternity’s national board of directors said it “will not tolerate hazing or behavior that violates risk-management policies or the [...]

The University of Iowa is weighing interest in a gay fraternity. The Iowa City Press-Citizen says the university is considering a local chapter of the Delta Lambda Phi fraternity, a national organization for gay, bisexual and straight men who support the gay community. Kelly Jo Karnes of the Center of Student Involvement and Leadership says [...]