The death of a West Virginia University freshman who was found unconscious at a fraternity house has prompted officials to suspend all Greek activities on campus . The announcement by the university follows the death of Nolan Michael Burch , 18 , of Williamsville , New York , who was found Wednesday unresponsive at a Kappa Sigma fraternity house in Morgantown , officials said . He died Friday at an area hospital , they said . University and Morgantown police are investigating what had occurred at the house when paramedics were called Wednesday night to the fraternity `` where a catastrophic medical emergency was in progress , '' according to a WVU statement . The university did not detail the circumstances surrounding the death , and the Morgantown Police Department declined to comment , citing an ongoing investigation . Greek activities at the university , including `` all chapter social and pledging activities , '' have been suspended `` until further notice , '' according to a joint statement released by the university , the Inter-Fraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council . Burch 's death came a week after `` a disturbance '' involving members of the Sigma Chi Fraternity , Corey Farris , the dean of students , said . That incident is also under investigation by police , he said . The Sigma Chi chapter was suspended by its national chapter and the university after fraternity members were accused of taking 19 fraternity pledges into a residential neighborhood and ordering them to find their way home . The moratorium on Greek activities at WVU will be in place until at least end of this semester . `` Is this just a couple of bad apples ? We do n't know . We are taking a pause to examine if this some sort of pattern on campus , '' Farris said . The national chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity said it was investigating the events surrounding Burch 's death . `` This proves difficult , as the operations of this chapter have been suspended since mid-October , due to previous , unrelated violations of Kappa Sigma 's Code of Conduct , '' the fraternity said in a statement posted online . `` Subsequently , the chapter and school were notified on Monday , November 10 , prior to the event in question , that the group 's charter had been withdrawn and its operations had been closed . `` Kappa Sigma declined further comment , citing the ongoing investigations . Farris said the university was notified Monday by Kappa Sigma 's national office that it had pulled the fraternity 's charter . `` No reason was given . But we were told they 'd follow up with an official letter , '' he said . While WVU has not received the letter , it suspended the fraternity until at least 2019 , Farris said . The suspension of Greek activities at WVU comes two months after Clemson University pulled the plug on two dozen fraternities . Clemson suspended all Greek social and pledging activities following the death of a 19-year-old sophomore , one of a `` high number '' of incidents involving fraternities on the South Carolina campus . Student responds to Clemson 's decision . On September 22 , Tucker Hipps went for a run with his fraternity and never returned , according to the university . His fraternity brothers searched for him and eventually went to campus police . Hipps ' body was found later that day in nearby Lake Hartwell by a bridge . The local sheriff 's office said there is nothing to indicate that `` hazing played a part in the death . '' An autopsy revealed Hipps sustained a head injury consistent with a fall .
The Sigma Chi chapter at WVU has also been suspended . WVU freshman Nolan Burch died Friday . He was found unconscious at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house . WVU and the Greek councils suspend fraternity , sorority activities .