The family of a Virginia Commonwealth University fraternity pledge who died from alcohol poisoning in a 2021 hazing is suing the fraternity for $28 million.
"Too many families like ours have lost their sons and daughters to these senseless and dangerous hazing rituals," the Oakes family said in a statement."Our hope is that one day we and all the other families who have been impacted by hazing can look forward to a day when such senseless deaths no longer occur."
Part of the agreement reached between the university and Oakes' family required VCU to make additional changes to fraternity and sorority culture at the school. "This is a blueprint to foster a safer and healthier community for students who are part of fraternities and sororities and to create a climate of respect and inclusion that is needed for academic success," said the university and family in a joint statement shared in a news release issued at the time.
The monetary settlement itself totaled $995,000. Alongside that, the agreement stipulated that VCU students would complete a dozen credit hours and fulfill other eligibility requirements before joining a fraternity or sorority at the school. It also prohibited alcohol at events or activities hosted by fraternities or sororities where new members would be attending, and generally tightened regulations surrounding alcohol either served or consumed at functions put on by student organizations.
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