UW–Madison information related to Sept. 23 Langdon St. incident
The university is fully committed to preventing and addressing hazing. A recent incident occurred at an unrecognized student organization.
Updated, Sept. 25: UW–Madison is fully committed to preventing and addressing hazing and takes all incidents involving our community seriously.
A September 23 off-campus incident being investigated by the Madison Police Department occurred at an unrecognized student organization whose status with the university was terminated in 2015.
The Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards will investigate any students implicated in the incident according to its nonacademic misconduct process.
Any student determined to be in violation of law, regulation, or university policy may be subject to sanctions according to Wis. Admin. Code Chapter UWS 17. These sanctions may include a written reprimand, disciplinary probation, disciplinary suspension, expulsion, or educational sanctions.
Information regarding unrecognized student organizations, or student organizations not in good standing, including terminated student organizations, is shared with students, parents, and families at the start of each academic year.
Since this chapter continues to be recognized by its national organization, it is legally allowed to operate as a fraternity chapter unaffiliated with the university.
AEPi Headquarters has issued a cease-and-desist directive to its Madison-based chapter, suspending all chapter programming pending a thorough investigation into alleged violations of the fraternity’s health and safety guidelines. The directive prohibits new member meetings, social and brotherhood events, philanthropy events, chapter social media activity and other chapter gatherings, while permitting essential executive board administrative responsibilities to continue. AEPi has urged members to cooperate fully with the investigation.
The Office of Student Assistance and Support and University Health Services are providing student support as needed.
Students and community members are encouraged to report incidents of hazing or, as they did in this case, call 911. UW–Madison students can report hazing anonymously via this online form. Members of Fraternity & Sorority Life can also anonymously ask questions or report misconduct, such as hazing, via FSL Confidential.
Comprehensive information about UW–Madison’s Hazing Prevention Coalition can be found on the university’s Stop Hazing website: stophazing.wisc.edu/our-commitment/.
