Bowling Green State University sophomore dies after drinking at fraternity event, family attorney says

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“He was a beloved son, brother and grandson,” Alto said. “At the moment we are gathering all the facts that led to his untimely death and we have no interest in commenting on speculation.”

Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity said in a statement Saturday that a new member of the BGSU branch “was involved in an alleged incident of alcohol-related hazing during an off-campus event.”

“The International Brotherhood is shocked and outraged by this incident,” the International Brotherhood said in a statement. “The Brotherhood has a zero tolerance policy towards illegal activities, drug abuse, bullying and any form of hazing.”

The BGSU chapter was placed on “administrative suspension,” the fraternity added. “We will also seek permanent suspension from the Delta Beta Chapter, as well as the expulsion of all Chapter members from the International Fraternity.

A BGSU spokesperson told CNN it has also placed its chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha on preliminary suspension.

“Local law enforcement and university investigations are underway,” Alex Solis, a BGSU spokesperson, said in an email statement to CNN. “However, I can confirm that we have temporarily suspended Pi Kappa Alpha for alleged hazing.”

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Saturday, the university said in one series of tweets that it met with “student leaders to decide on the short- and long-term future of the fraternity and student life at BGSU.”

“BGSU is committed not only to conducting college students and law enforcement investigations, but also to a full investigation of the prevention and compliance responsibilities of every Greek chapter under the university’s policy prohibiting hazing,” the university wrote.

Duncan Faulk, Foltz’s freshman roommate at BGSU, was mourning his friend.

“It’s hard to imagine my life without him,” Faulk told CNN affiliate WTVG. “He’s been there since I grew up, and having him as a friend is one of the few things I always know. It’s going to be hard to know he won’t be there to do the things he loved to do. just going to miss him very much. “

Foltz’s family was able to donate his organs, Alto said.

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