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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has revoked the charter of a fraternity after a party at its house Sept. 12 left several underage guests severely intoxicated and some with memory lapses they believed were caused by date rape drugs slipped into drinks. The university initially suspended the charter of Tau Kappa Epsilon during its investigation of the party. The fraternity may petition for reinstatement after two years; that would require approval of both the student association and the dean of students. The university launched an investigation after campus police took four incapacitated partygoers to a hospital emergency room. A university spokesman said...

Families seek to hold Tech fraternities liable for students' deaths BY D. LANCE LUNSFORD AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Two Texas Tech fraternities are facing similar allegations in separate lawsuits after the deaths of two pledges following pledge retreats in 2001 and 2002. Delta Sigma Phi (DSP), Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) and a number of their members are facing suits filed by parents of the former pledges. The suits' allegations include hazing and sleep deprivation. The fraternities say no wrongdoing occurred. While DSP and 49 members are accused of several violations of Tech policy and Texas law regarding hazing, TKE faces the same accusations...