Indiana University has placed Theta Chi on cease and desist, citing hazing, according to the Office of Student Life website.
The move comes as the university continues an investigation. IU spokesperson Mark Bode said in an email to the Indiana Daily Student that the matter is still ongoing.
The cease and desist order limits what the fraternity can do right now. Under university policy, an organization under that directive cannot host, attend or take part in recruitment or social events, including membership education and philanthropic events.
“Cease and Desist directives are placed when there are allegations of behavior that have caused or may cause harm to the members of the organization and/or the community,” Bode wrote in an email to the IDS.
The order followed an incident Tuesday when the Indiana University Police Department responded to a fire alarm at the Theta Chi fraternity house and observed drug paraphernalia, according to IUPD Public Information Officer Julia Nowak in an email to the IDS. Nowak said the case was forwarded to university officials for review, but did not confirm whether that drug paraphernalia case was tied to Theta Chi’s cease and desist status.
Nowak also wrote that IUPD “does not determine whether a Greek Life organization is placed on cease-and-desist.”
Theta Chi has already been under university scrutiny before. The fraternity was placed on disciplinary probation from March 12 to Sept. 15, 2024, for alleged hazing. It also entered a voluntary agreement from June 23 to Aug. 4, 2025, to “resolve a matter regarding Alcohol, Endangering Others, and Failure to Comply with University Policies,” according to the Office of Student Life.
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