Andrew Lohse Warns Fraternity Code of Silence Fuels Hazing and Drug Rings After 2 Ole Miss Deaths
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 26
Andrew Lohse Warns Fraternity Code of Silence Fuels Hazing and Drug Rings After 2 Ole Miss Deaths
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 26
Summary
Andrew Lohse, 36, said recent cases at Ole Miss, Penn State and Wisconsin show fraternities still rely on an unwritten “omertà” that shields hazing and drug activity.
Two Ole Miss students died this week, including 20-year-old Phi Delta Theta member Robert Strang; authorities found kratom packages at both scenes, though its role remains unclear and the fraternity has not been accused of wrongdoing.
At Penn State, prosecutors say 14 men ran a cocaine ring and coerced pledges into cutting and packaging drugs, a setup Lohse called brazen but familiar from fraternity culture.
In Madison, police found about 30 partially clothed young men in a fraternity basement and arrested two people in an alleged hazing case, underscoring Lohse’s warning that abuse persists across campuses.
Lohse, whose Dartmouth chapter was suspended for 10 years after his own hazing allegations, urged students to weigh fraternity benefits against what he called far greater downside risks.