▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁sw orn ▁compla ints ▁made ▁by ▁p led ges ▁at ▁F AM U , ▁they ▁were ▁p unch ed , ▁hit ▁with ▁can es , ▁hit ▁with ▁two - by - f ours , ▁and ▁suffered ▁extreme ▁exhaust ion ▁due ▁to ▁ha zing . ▁ ▁One ▁p ledge ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁a ▁brut al ▁night ▁of ▁ha zing ▁left ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁ru pt ured ▁ear ▁drum ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁p ints ▁of ▁lost ▁blood . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University ▁( LS U ) ▁placed ▁an ▁eleven - year ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁for ▁repeated ▁ha zing ▁viol ations ▁and ▁severe ▁ab use ▁of ▁p led ges . ▁L SU ▁will ▁not ▁consider ▁re inst at ement ▁of ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁two ▁K app as ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Texas ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁a ▁Class ▁B ▁mis de mean or ▁for ▁brut ally ▁be ating ▁a ▁p ledge ▁with ▁a ▁p addle . ▁And ▁also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁former ▁p ledge ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁at ▁Ch att ano oga ▁su ed ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁for ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁to ▁cover ▁medical ▁b ills ▁caused ▁by ▁an ▁encounter ▁with ▁violent ▁frat ern ity ▁members .