Recognized Chapters > Kappa Sigma

Incident Description:

Members of the organization hosted a BYOB event that was contacted by Fort Collins Police Services and issued a ticket for a noise ordinance violation.

Charges:

• Disruptive Behavior: Classroom or Residential Communities
• Violation of Law or University Policy

Sanctions:

• Deeper Dive: Understanding Impact Workshop with at least 75% of the organization in attendance
• Review of risk management and event policies, including a compare and contrast between the Joint Policy on Risk Management and Kappa Sigma risk management policies
  • Includes a presentation to chapter membership on these topics with 75% of the chapter in attendance

Incident Description:

Chapter engaged in hazing behavior including verbal abuse and forced and coerced participation in activities.

Charges:

• Abusive Behavior: Verbal abuse, threats, coercion, or other conduct, through any method of
  communication, which threatens or endangers the physical or psychological health, safety, or
  welfare of any person.
• Abusive Behavior: Hazing, which includes any action that endangers the mental, physical, or emotional health or safety of a student, or which destroys or removes public or private property,for the purpose of initiation, admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in a group or student organization, or participating in, condoning, encouraging, requiring, or allowing an opportunity for hazing. A hazing violation may occur even when the
  victim expressed or implied consent.

Sanctions:

• Disciplinary Probation through 4/30/20
• Review of New Member Education Program including monthly check in meetings with staff
• Fulfillment of National Requirements

Incident Description:

Chapter members engaged in verbal hazing behavior that was disrespectful and threatening to new members.

Charges:

• Abusive Behavior: Verbal abuse, threats, coercion, or other conduct, through any method of
  communication, which threatens or endangers the physical or psychological health, safety, or
  welfare of any person.
• Abusive Behavior: Hazing, which includes any action that endangers the mental, physical, or emotional health or safety of a student, or which destroys or removes public or private property,for the purpose of initiation, admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in a group or student organization, or participating in, condoning, encouraging, requiring, or allowing an opportunity for hazing. A hazing violation may occur even when the
  victim expressed or implied consent.

Sanctions:

• Disciplinary Probation through 12/11/20
• New member education review, including sharing a new education program and plan, approval of that plan by staff, and presenting that plan to all chapter members.
• Presentations/Training: The chapter must host a series of guest speaker presentation in the fall semester on topics including the continuum of hazing harm, bystander intervention, and toxic masculinity. At least 80% of all chapter members must attend.

Incident Description:

A hazing event involving a majority of new members including alcohol, driving, an unauthorized entry on the side of a major highway.

Charges:

• Abusive Behavior: Hazing
• Misuse of Alcohol
• Unauthorized Entry
• Violation of Law or University Policy

Sanctions:

• Loss of Good Standing through 5/14/21
• Recruitment Restriction through Fall 2021 Semester
• New Member Education Review
• OFSL Monthly Check in Meetings
• Presentations/Trainings
  • Continuum of Hazing, Bystander Intervention, Toxic Masculinity
• Party Partners Workshop
• Establishment of Internal Accountability Process
• Social Restrictions
• National Requirements
• Fraternity and Sorority Life Ambassador Restriction
• Move-in Restriction
• New Member Review

Incident Description:

Three individual brothers hosted a part off campus at their facility. The event was disrupted by CSUPD and was described as having 75+ individuals in attendance, individuals under 21 consuming alcohol, and individuals blocking the street.

Charges:

• Misuse of Alcohol
• Violation of Law or University Policy

Sanctions:

• Loss of Good Standing through 5/14/21
• Recruitment Restriction through Fall 2021 Semester
• New Member Education Review
• OFSL Monthly Check in Meetings
• Presentations/Trainings
  • Continuum of Hazing, Bystander Intervention, Toxic Masculinity
• Party Partners Workshop
• Establishment of Internal Accountability Process
• Social Restrictions
• National Requirements
• Fraternity and Sorority Life Ambassador Restriction
• Move-in Restriction
• New Member Review

Incident Description:

Chapter members behaved in a disruptive manner during potential member interviews in the CSU Morgan Library.

Charges:

• Disruptive Behavior: Classroom or Residential Communities

Sanctions:

• Disciplinary Probation through September 23, 2023
• Restricted from use of Morgan Library for non-academic activities through February 6, 2023
• Restriction from use of Kappa Sigma facility for recruitment interviews through spring 2023
• Compliance with all IFC Judicial Board sanctions for same behavior

Incident Description:

Chapter members behaved in a disruptive manner during potential member interviews in the CSU Morgan Library.

Charges:

IFC Recruitment Rules:

• Section 1.03 Recruitment Rules and General Expectations: The use of terms or advertisements (including but not limited to marketing materials and clothing) presenting crude, sexist, or racist material or messaging is a direct violation of IFC recruitment policy.

Sanctions:

• Individual meeting with IFC Vice President of Judicial Affairs and IFC Advisor by October 14, 2022
• Facilitator of the Continuum of Harm Against Women workshop by December 9, 2022 with 80% chapter attendance
• To conduct recruitment interviews in the future the chapter must submit interview questions and schedule for approval to the IFC recruitment team in the spring 23 and fall 23 semesters