A national fraternity at NIU eliminated pledging and adopted a policy that aims to equalize the class status between new and full members, effective March 9.Sigma Alpha Epsilon banned its previous new member system in favor of one that discourages hazing...
In theory, everybody knows not to drink too much.What “too much” means can be a little fuzzy, especially when it varies on height, weight and gender, or when you’re at a party and feel expected to knock back a few, or when it’s a holiday and you...
A Cook County judge may decide to allow 16 women to the Bogenberger family’s lawsuit on Friday. The family is attempting to add the women to the family’s lawsuit against Pi Kappa Alpha and other entities, according to Peter Caldarci, the Bogenberger...
The family of David Bogenberger, a freshmen Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity pledge who died Nov. 2, filed a wrongful death lawsuit for more than $100,000 against the fraternity on Thursday, according to the Chicago Tribune. All 22 Pi Kappa Alpha members facing...
Three of the five Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members charged with hazing offenses in relation to the Nov. 2 death of David Bogenberger have had their court dates postponed until 9 a.m. April 10. Steven A. Libert, Alexander M. Jandik and Omar Salameh appeared...
Three of the five Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members charged with hazing offenses in relation to the Nov. 2 death of David Bogenberger have had their court dates postponed until 9 a.m. April 10, Judge John McAdams decided. Steven A. Libert, Alexander M....
Twelve Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike) fraternity members have court appearances in the next two weeks in regard to hazing charges related to the November 2012 death of freshman David Bogenberger. All 22 members of the Pike fraternity charged in December 2012 have...
On Monday, arrest warrants were issued for 22 Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members in relation to the Nov. 2 death of David Bogenberger, a pledge and NIU freshman. Bogenberger was found unresponsive Nov. 2 at the Pi Kappa Alpha house, 1020 W. Hillcrest Drive....
Update, 3:28 p.m.: Arrest warrants have been issued for 22 Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members in relation to the death of David Bogenberger. ----- The autopsy results for David Bogenberger, a 19-year-old freshman who was found unresponsive Nov. 2, indicated...
Students filed silently from the Sandburg Auditorium to the MLK Commons, church bells ringing in the distance, during the Wednesday memorial service held for David Bogenberger. They held candles to remember a Huskie lost. The body of Bogenberger, a freshman,...
The Office of Community Standards & Student Conduct at Northern Illinois University has issued temporary sanctions to the Eta Nu Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (Pikes) fraternity, according to an NIU news release. According to the release, the sanctions...
An NIU student was found dead at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house on Friday, according to the NIU police. David R. Bogenberger, 19, was found to be unresponsive when police arrived at the scene 10:14 a.m., according to the DeKalb Police Department....
