Delta Sig suspended in alleged pledge hazing incidents By David Enders Daily Staff Reporter Delta Sigma Phi fraternity has become the second Greek house suspended from campus in recent weeks due to alleged hazing activities. Delta Sigma Phi fraternity has been suspended by the University and its national chapter after pledges in the house were found duct taped to each other at Mary Markley Residence Hall on Dec. 10., said University spokesperson Julie Peterson. The fraternity will remain suspended until further investigation, joining the University's chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi, which was suspended Dec. 6 after a fraternity pledge was shot in the groin with a BB gun. Paul Lawson, spokesperson for Delta Sig's national chapter, located in Indianapolis, will be on campus next week to help the University with the inquiry. The University Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council are also assisting in the investigation. "We back the University on" the suspension, Lawson said. "We want to find out what happened and move forward - this is not what the fraternity stands for." Details about the incident are still unclear, but Interim Dean of Students Frank Cianciola said that "it isn't necessarily only pledges involved, based on the information we have at this time." Cianciola said that roughly four to eight students were involved in the incident. He did not know how serious the incident had been, but characterized it as "significant enough to notify the national office." "Hazing is an unacceptable act," Cianciola said. Members of Delta Sig could not be reached for comment. Originally on page 3A in the 1-5-2000 issue of the Daily.