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UT Chattanooga pauses Greek activities after hazing materials; campus requires reviews and training
Summary
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga temporarily paused fraternity and sorority activities for roughly two weeks to review policies and require organization and member training after hazing materials surfaced; the campus convened nearly all Greek‑life students and later lifted the moratorium.
At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, trustees heard that the campus briefly paused all Greek‑life activities after videos and other materials surfaced that raised hazing concerns.
Brian Daniels, the system’s chief audit executive, raised the matter at the Audit and Compliance Committee meeting. The chancellor at the Chattanooga campus told trustees the pause lasted about two weeks to allow campus staff to review system and campus policies, ensure those policies were being followed and determine whether additional procedures or training were needed. The pause also allowed chapters to review their own procedures and re‑train officers and members.
The chancellor said nearly all Greek‑life students attended a campus meeting to review expectations and policies. “We convened 99 plus percent of the almost 1,000 students that are participating in Greek life at UT Chattanooga in one meeting,” the chancellor said, describing a long session that included policy review and training. After the campus and chapters completed the reviews and training, the campus lifted the moratorium and allowed organizations to resume activities.
Trustees were told the pause was intended to communicate a clear zero‑tolerance stance on hazing and to reset expectations while new or interim student‑affairs staff completed reviews. The campus said the response included a mix of education and, where substantiated, disciplinary actions that can range from educational interventions to individual sanctions against students or organizations.
The committee’s discussion also referenced systemwide prevention efforts, including mandatory online hazing modules in student orientation and classroom discussion in first‑year courses; one trustee reported that training coincided with a reduction in reports requiring investigation from prior years. Trustees did not vote on any systemwide policy changes at the meeting; the UTC moratorium and subsequent training were handled at the campus administrative level and later lifted once the reviews were complete.
