article_snippet: University of Houston Houston officials have suspended the university's Sigma Chi fraternity chapter and five members following allegations of hazing.
article_snippet: Suspended: University of Houston Houston officials have suspended the university's Sigma Chi fraternity chapter and five members following allegations of hazing (photographed is the Epsilon Xi chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity house)
article_snippet: Five of the Sigma Chi fraternity's members have been placed on immediate suspension pending investigation into the accusations.
article_snippet: Five Guys: Five of the fraternity's members have been placed on immediate suspension pending investigation into the accusations .
article_snippet: The national headquarters of Sigma Chi released The national headquarters of Sigma Chi ownstatement on the matter Tuesday saying the organization received word of the allegations at the end of January and commenced to launch an investigation.
article_snippet: Additionally, the organization said that the alleged 'inappropriate pledging activities' were 'inconsistent with Sigma Chi values.'
article_snippet: Values: the organization released the organization own statement on the matter Tuesday saying that the alleged 'inappropriate pledging activities' were 'inconsistent with Sigma Chi values' Hazing is a class B misdemeanor under Texas law, the Houston Chronicle reports.
article_snippet: The suspension comes amid questions about Greek culture in U.S. campuses after members of a University of Oklahoma fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, were captured on video singing a racist chant.
highlights_snippet: University of Houston officials have suspended the university's Sigma Chi fraternity chapter and five members following allegations of hazing .
  