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TEXAS LEGISLATURE REQUIRES RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
James A. Tate, Summer Law, Clerk at Manley Burke The Texas Legislature unanimously passed a bill requiring advisors and designated officers of student organizations at institutes of higher education to attend annual risk management training beginning with the 2008 fall...
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ARBITRATION CLAUSE IS ENFORCEABLE IN HAZING CASE
Dan McCarthy, Manley Burke As previously reported in Fraternal Law, a twenty year-old junior “aspirant”1 at the University of Pennsylvania recently accused two members of the Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha of hazing. The two members faced criminal charges...
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CASE UPDATES
Dan McCarthy, Manley Burke Updates on three recent cases recently reported on in Fraternal Law: The University of Iowa has appealed the trial court’s decision in Phi Delta Theta House Assn. and Iowa Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta...
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MORE HAZING CHARGES AT CHICO STATE
Dan McCarthy, Manley Burke As reported in the January 2006 edition of Fraternal Law, Matthew Carrington died in February 2005 of water intoxication following a night of hazing at the unrecognized Chi Tau fraternity at Chico State. Following this incident,...
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DELTA ZETA SUES DEPAUW
Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com As happens from time to time with all Greek organizations, Delta Zeta identified one of its chapters as having significant problems. The Delta Zeta Chapter at DePauw University had declined in membership to a dangerously...
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COLLEGE HAZING HAS A NEW ENEMY
Daniel McCarthy, Manley Burke As part of the ongoing attempt to end hazing on college campuses and particularly in Greek organizations, 19 international fraternities and sororities have joined together to establish a national Anti-Hazing Hotline. The toll-free number is 1-888-NOT-HAZE...
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12th National Fraternal Law Conference
The 12th National Fraternal Law Conference will take place on November 16 and 17, 2007 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The line-up of speakers is the best yet. Professors Lisa A. Penland and Melissa Weresh of Drake University Law School will address...
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HAZING DEATH LEADS TO CHARGES AGAINST FIVE, INCLUDING TWO RIDER UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS
Daniel McCarthy, Manley Burke Gary DeVercelly, an 18-year-old freshman at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey died on March 30, 2007 after attempting to drink an entire bottle of vodka at a “big-little night” event at the Phi Kappa Tau...
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