Penn State Fraternity Placed on Interim Suspension Following Misconduct Allegations

A Penn State fraternity chapter was placed on interim suspension following what the university termed "allegations of serious misconduct." The university's Office of Student Accountability and Conflict Response put Zeta Beta Tau, 429 E. Hamilton Ave., under interim suspension on Friday. A Penn State spokesperson declined to elaborate on the specific nature of the misconduct allegations or where the investigation currently stands. While under interim suspension, a fraternity is barred from "all organizational operations and privileges associated with university recognition," according to Penn State Student Affairs website for suspended and unrecognized groups. Zeta Beta Tau joins one other chapter currently on interim suspension. Delta Upsilon was sanctioned in August after several of its current and former members were charged in connection with what the state attorney general's office called a large-scale cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly also involved Sigma Chi fr