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 says an investigation is still underway. IU spokesperson Mark Bode wrote in an email to the Indiana Daily Student that the matter remains open, and the school uses cease and desist orders as an interim step when there are immediate threats or active investigations.
Under that status, the organization cannot host, attend or take part in any recruitment or social events. That restriction also covers membership education and philanthropic events, according to the Office of Student Life website.
“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 university’s action followed a Tuesday response by the Indiana University Police Department to a fire alarm call at the Theta Chi fraternity house. During that response, IUPD Public Information Officer Julia Nowak wrote in an email to the IDS, officers observed drug paraphernalia at the house. She said the case was then forwarded to university officials for review, but did not confirm whether that matter was connected to Theta Chi’s cease and desist placement.
Nowak also wrote that IUPD “does not determine whether a Greek Life organization is placed on cease-and-desist.”
Theta Chi has already been through university discipline before. The fraternity was placed on disciplinary probation from March 12 to Sept. 15, 2024 for alleged hazing. More recently, it 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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