AP
11/25/20
A University of Iowa fraternity has been suspended for hazing, with a report citing verbal abuse and an incident where new members were required to drink dangerously high amounts of alcohol.
The university says the violations were by the Acacia Fraternity. The Cedar Rapids Gazette obtained an investigative report through a public records request. The suspension lasts through 2024. One allegation said that in the spring semester, new members were ordered to stay in the fraternity house attic until they consumed alcohol that included 60 to 90 cans of beer, along with vodka and a gallon of a drink called Jungle Juice. Several new members got sick.
The report says, “The new members were very intoxicated, several probably needed medical attention (in the opinion of the reporting parties), many became ill and ‘the whole house smelled like vomit.’”
Other accusations include Acacia leaders allegedly berating new members for their religious beliefs, political beliefs, and/or racial and ethnic identity during an initiation ceremony at the Iowa City Masonic Temple. New members were also allegedly called demeaning and misogynistic names.