▁p led ging ▁process . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Michael ▁Davis , ▁a ▁S out heast ▁Missouri ▁State ▁University ▁student , ▁was ▁be aten ▁to ▁death ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁p led ging ▁rit ual ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁P si . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁p led ging ▁rit ual , ▁frat ern ity ▁members ▁placed ▁his ▁lif eless ▁body ▁in ▁his ▁bed ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁officially ▁pron ounced ▁dead . ▁His ▁family ▁won ▁a ▁$ 1 . 4 ▁million ▁wrong ful ▁death ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁and ▁several ▁K app as ▁served ▁time ▁in ▁prison . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 1 1 ▁K app as ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁Eastern ▁Sh ore ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁first - deg ree ▁assault ▁and ▁reck less ▁end anger ment ▁for ▁hospital izing ▁several ▁p led ges . ▁One ▁p ledge ▁was ▁be aten ▁so ▁badly ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁ve ins ▁in ▁his ▁back side ▁were ▁broken ▁and ▁he ▁developed ▁a ▁life - th re aten ing ▁gang rene ▁in fection . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁chapter ▁at ▁Florida ▁A & M ▁University ▁was ▁susp ended ▁after ▁two ▁members ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁serve ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁and ▁three ▁others ▁given ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁prob ation ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁anti - h az ing ▁law ▁established ▁in ▁Florida ▁following ▁a ▁ha zing ▁death ▁involving ▁the ▁K appa ▁S igma ▁frat ern ity ▁at