Sigma Nu handles hazing case before authority intervention
--compiled from staff reports
The university is investigating the JMU chapter of Sigma Nu regarding
a possible hazing incident last semester.
In a press release Tuesday, the president of the JMU chapter of
Sigma Nu, junior Russell Hammond, wrote, "There have been allegations
of a hazing incident last semester with our chapter. We are cooperating
fully with Student Organization Services and our national headquarters
to quickly address and resolve this issue. Before allegations were
ever made, we were conducting our own internal review of events
of the past semester. Our goal is to continue business as usual
and to put this issue behind us soon."
David Glassman, director of Insurance and Risk Reduction for the
national chapter of Sigma Nu, said the incident involved "candidate
education," which is what the chapter calls its pledge program.
Although Glassman said he is not sure of the exact incident that
led to the investigation, he said it involved alcohol at a pledge
activity. "New member activities are supposed to have no alcohol
present," he said.
JMU's chapter identified the particular issue as a possible
problem before there was intervention by a higher authority, Glassman
said.
Glassman said the national chapter will wait for the results of
the JMU investigation before taking any further action.
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