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Oct 19, 2018, 3:39 PM
- Anti-hazing law named after Penn State fraternity pledge goes into effect in Pennsylvania
  Tim Piazza died after a fraternity hazing ritual at Penn State in Feb. 2017.
  
  Oct 19, 2018, 3:39 PM
Sep 10, 2018, 9:47 AM
- Parents of Penn State hazing victim lobby for stricter laws against dangerous hazing rituals
  As millions of students head back to school, some parents are taking aim at hazing on college campuses.
  
  Sep 10, 2018, 9:47 AM
Sep 4, 2018, 8:56 PM
- Parents of Penn State hazing victim reach settlement with Beta Theta Pi fraternity
  Timothy Piazza, 19, died in February 2017 after taking part in a hazing ritual known as the "Gauntlet."
  
  Sep 4, 2018, 8:56 PM
Jul 31, 2018, 6:10 PM
- Penn State frat member faces no jail time over pledge's death
  The first member of a Penn State fraternity to be sentenced in connection to the death of a pledge will not face any jail time.
  
  Jul 31, 2018, 6:10 PM
May 1, 2018, 10:17 PM
- Pa. attorney general wants some manslaughter charges restored in pledge's hazing death
  Altogether, 26 defendants face charges related to Tim Piazza's death.
  
  May 1, 2018, 10:17 PM
Mar 28, 2018, 1:51 PM
- Manslaughter charges dismissed in Penn State hazing case
  Pledge Tim Piazza died in Feb. 2017 after he fell down stairs at the frat house.
  
  Mar 28, 2018, 1:51 PM
Mar 26, 2018, 3:25 PM
- Video of Penn State pledge chugging alcohol from night he suffered fatal frat house fall shown in court
  Tim Piazza, 19, died after a fall at the Beta Theta Pi house in 2017.
  
  Mar 26, 2018, 3:25 PM
Feb 23, 2018, 8:10 AM
- Parents who lost children to alleged hazing incidents call for change: 'It could be anyone's child'
  "It could be anyone's child who this happened to," said a dad whose son died.
  
  Feb 23, 2018, 8:10 AM
Dec 15, 2017, 2:58 PM
- Penn State officials showed a 'shocking apathy' to drinking, grand jury report finds
  A grand jury's report following the drinking death of a Pennsylvania State University student says school officials showed "a shocking apathy" to drinking and hazing.
  
  Dec 15, 2017, 2:58 PM
Nov 13, 2017, 3:43 PM
- Former Penn State fraternity brothers face new charges in hazing death
  Sophomore Tim Piazza died after a night of pledging in February 2017.
  
  Nov 13, 2017, 3:43 PM
Sep 1, 2017, 5:10 PM
- Former Penn State frat member no longer charged in hazing case: 'No winners here'
  Charges came after the death of 19-year-old fraternity pledge Tim Piazza.
  
  Sep 1, 2017, 5:10 PM
Aug 10, 2017, 1:48 PM
- Penn State frat brother may have deleted basement video in hazing death, detective says
  A detective said surveillance footage from the house of shuttered fraternity Beta Theta Pi house may have been deleted by one of the fraternity brothers.
  
  Aug 10, 2017, 1:48 PM
Jul 12, 2017, 3:49 PM
- Father of Penn State hazing death victim expresses frustration with hearings
  The family said lawyers suggested hazing was "an acceptable norm."
  
  Jul 12, 2017, 3:49 PM
Jul 11, 2017, 11:14 AM
- Penn State hazing case: 'Excruciatingly difficult' for Piazzas to hear details in court, attorney says
  Timothy Piazza, 19, died in February after a fall at the Beta Theta Pi house.
  
  Jul 11, 2017, 11:14 AM
Jul 10, 2017, 4:28 PM
- Ex-Penn State frat member's text: 'I don't want to go to jail for this'
  Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death.
  
  Jul 10, 2017, 4:28 PM
Jun 13, 2017, 12:01 AM
- Penn State frat surveillance video from night of pledge's fatal injuries played in court
  Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death.
  
  Jun 13, 2017, 12:01 AM
Jun 13, 2017, 3:07 PM
- Baseball league renames award in memory of Penn State frat pledge who died after fall
  The award was presented to four winners this past weekend.
  
  Jun 13, 2017, 3:07 PM
Jun 2, 2017, 5:58 PM
- Penn State proposes new safety reforms after pledge's death
  Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death.
  
  Jun 2, 2017, 5:58 PM
May 16, 2017, 12:22 PM
- Penn State students' preliminary hearings pushed back to June in hazing death case
  Preliminary hearings for the 18 Pennsylvania State University students charged in connection with the death of Timothy Piazza have been pushed back to June.
  
  May 16, 2017, 12:22 PM
May 15, 2017, 8:36 AM
- Penn State pledge's family plans to file lawsuit, claims 'planned and orchestrated' fraternity drinking
  Penn State pledge's family plans to file lawsuit claiming "planned and orchestrated" fraternity drinking
  
  May 15, 2017, 8:36 AM
May 10, 2017, 1:42 PM
- Penn State frat cameras will 'unquestionably ... become important evidence,' legal analyst says
  Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with sophomore's death.
  
  May 10, 2017, 1:42 PM
May 9, 2017, 6:38 PM
- Penn State frat pledge's skin had turned gray by morning after fall, prosecutor says
  Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at a frat.
  
  May 9, 2017, 6:38 PM
May 9, 2017, 12:02 PM
- 12 hours after fall, Penn State frat brother calmly tells 911: 'We have a friend who’s unconscious'
  Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at a frat.
  
  May 9, 2017, 12:02 PM
May 9, 2017, 12:09 PM
- Penn State death followed others blamed on hazing in US fraternities
  Penn State student Timothy Piazza, 19, died after a pledge ceremony.
  
  May 9, 2017, 12:09 PM
May 8, 2017, 6:55 PM
- Penn State frat's 'grotesque actions' were 'beyond human decency,' Piazza family attorney says
  Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at frat.
  
  May 8, 2017, 6:55 PM
May 8, 2017, 3:31 PM
- Penn State frat brother 'didn't know what to do' about unconscious pledge
  Penn State frat member Kordel Davis said this morning, "I didn't know what to do" when he suspected a pledge, who later died from his injuries, was in trouble.
  
  May 8, 2017, 3:31 PM
May 7, 2017, 8:02 AM
- Penn State frat brother says pleas to call 911 for unconscious pledge were dismissed
  Timothy Piazza, who later died, had a blood alcohol content between .28 and .36.
  
  May 7, 2017, 8:02 AM

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Penn State Frat Death Follow the latest Penn State Frat Death news, videos, and analysis from ABC News.

Anti-hazing law named after Penn State fraternity pledge goes into effect in Pennsylvania
Tim Piazza died after a fraternity hazing ritual at Penn State in Feb. 2017.

Oct 19, 2018, 3:39 PM

Parents of Penn State hazing victim lobby for stricter laws against dangerous hazing rituals
As millions of students head back to school, some parents are taking aim at hazing on college campuses.

Sep 10, 2018, 9:47 AM

Parents of Penn State hazing victim reach settlement with Beta Theta Pi fraternity
Timothy Piazza, 19, died in February 2017 after taking part in a hazing ritual known as the "Gauntlet."

Sep 4, 2018, 8:56 PM

Penn State frat member faces no jail time over pledge's death
The first member of a Penn State fraternity to be sentenced in connection to the death of a pledge will not face any jail time.

Jul 31, 2018, 6:10 PM

Pa. attorney general wants some manslaughter charges restored in pledge's hazing death
Altogether, 26 defendants face charges related to Tim Piazza's death.

May 1, 2018, 10:17 PM

Manslaughter charges dismissed in Penn State hazing case
Pledge Tim Piazza died in Feb. 2017 after he fell down stairs at the frat house.

Mar 28, 2018, 1:51 PM

Video of Penn State pledge chugging alcohol from night he suffered fatal frat house fall shown in court
Tim Piazza, 19, died after a fall at the Beta Theta Pi house in 2017.

Mar 26, 2018, 3:25 PM

Parents who lost children to alleged hazing incidents call for change: 'It could be anyone's child'
"It could be anyone's child who this happened to," said a dad whose son died.

Feb 23, 2018, 8:10 AM

Penn State officials showed a 'shocking apathy' to drinking, grand jury report finds
A grand jury's report following the drinking death of a Pennsylvania State University student says school officials showed "a shocking apathy" to drinking and hazing.

Dec 15, 2017, 2:58 PM

Former Penn State fraternity brothers face new charges in hazing death
Sophomore Tim Piazza died after a night of pledging in February 2017.

Nov 13, 2017, 3:43 PM

Former Penn State frat member no longer charged in hazing case: 'No winners here'
Charges came after the death of 19-year-old fraternity pledge Tim Piazza.

Sep 1, 2017, 5:10 PM

Penn State frat brother may have deleted basement video in hazing death, detective says
A detective said surveillance footage from the house of shuttered fraternity Beta Theta Pi house may have been deleted by one of the fraternity brothers.

Aug 10, 2017, 1:48 PM

Father of Penn State hazing death victim expresses frustration with hearings
The family said lawyers suggested hazing was "an acceptable norm."

Jul 12, 2017, 3:49 PM

Penn State hazing case: 'Excruciatingly difficult' for Piazzas to hear details in court, attorney says
Timothy Piazza, 19, died in February after a fall at the Beta Theta Pi house.

Jul 11, 2017, 11:14 AM

Ex-Penn State frat member's text: 'I don't want to go to jail for this'
Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death.

Jul 10, 2017, 4:28 PM

Penn State frat surveillance video from night of pledge's fatal injuries played in court
Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death.

Jun 13, 2017, 12:01 AM

Baseball league renames award in memory of Penn State frat pledge who died after fall
The award was presented to four winners this past weekend.

Jun 13, 2017, 3:07 PM

Penn State proposes new safety reforms after pledge's death
Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death.

Jun 2, 2017, 5:58 PM

Penn State students' preliminary hearings pushed back to June in hazing death case
Preliminary hearings for the 18 Pennsylvania State University students charged in connection with the death of Timothy Piazza have been pushed back to June.

May 16, 2017, 12:22 PM

Penn State pledge's family plans to file lawsuit, claims 'planned and orchestrated' fraternity drinking
Penn State pledge's family plans to file lawsuit claiming "planned and orchestrated" fraternity drinking

May 15, 2017, 8:36 AM

Penn State frat cameras will 'unquestionably ... become important evidence,' legal analyst says
Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with sophomore's death.

May 10, 2017, 1:42 PM

Penn State frat pledge's skin had turned gray by morning after fall, prosecutor says
Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at a frat.

May 9, 2017, 6:38 PM

12 hours after fall, Penn State frat brother calmly tells 911: 'We have a friend who’s unconscious'
Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at a frat.

May 9, 2017, 12:02 PM

Penn State death followed others blamed on hazing in US fraternities
Penn State student Timothy Piazza, 19, died after a pledge ceremony.

May 9, 2017, 12:09 PM

Penn State frat's 'grotesque actions' were 'beyond human decency,' Piazza family attorney says
Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at frat.

May 8, 2017, 6:55 PM

Penn State frat brother 'didn't know what to do' about unconscious pledge
Penn State frat member Kordel Davis said this morning, "I didn't know what to do" when he suspected a pledge, who later died from his injuries, was in trouble.

May 8, 2017, 3:31 PM

Penn State frat brother says pleas to call 911 for unconscious pledge were dismissed
Timothy Piazza, who later died, had a blood alcohol content between .28 and .36.

May 7, 2017, 8:02 AM

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Penn State Frat Death Follow the latest Penn State Frat Death news, videos, and analysis from ABC News.

Anti-hazing law named after Penn State fraternity pledge goes into effect in Pennsylvania Tim Piazza died after a fraternity hazing ritual at Penn State in Feb. 2017. Oct 19, 2018, 3:39 PM

Parents of Penn State hazing victim lobby for stricter laws against dangerous hazing rituals As millions of students head back to school, some parents are taking aim at hazing on college campuses. Sep 10, 2018, 9:47 AM

Parents of Penn State hazing victim reach settlement with Beta Theta Pi fraternity Timothy Piazza, 19, died in February 2017 after taking part in a hazing ritual known as the "Gauntlet." Sep 4, 2018, 8:56 PM

Penn State frat member faces no jail time over pledge's death The first member of a Penn State fraternity to be sentenced in connection to the death of a pledge will not face any jail time. Jul 31, 2018, 6:10 PM

Pa. attorney general wants some manslaughter charges restored in pledge's hazing death Altogether, 26 defendants face charges related to Tim Piazza's death. May 1, 2018, 10:17 PM

Manslaughter charges dismissed in Penn State hazing case Pledge Tim Piazza died in Feb. 2017 after he fell down stairs at the frat house. Mar 28, 2018, 1:51 PM

Video of Penn State pledge chugging alcohol from night he suffered fatal frat house fall shown in court Tim Piazza, 19, died after a fall at the Beta Theta Pi house in 2017. Mar 26, 2018, 3:25 PM

Parents who lost children to alleged hazing incidents call for change: 'It could be anyone's child' "It could be anyone's child who this happened to," said a dad whose son died. Feb 23, 2018, 8:10 AM

Penn State officials showed a 'shocking apathy' to drinking, grand jury report finds A grand jury's report following the drinking death of a Pennsylvania State University student says school officials showed "a shocking apathy" to drinking and hazing. Dec 15, 2017, 2:58 PM

Former Penn State fraternity brothers face new charges in hazing death Sophomore Tim Piazza died after a night of pledging in February 2017. Nov 13, 2017, 3:43 PM

Former Penn State frat member no longer charged in hazing case: 'No winners here' Charges came after the death of 19-year-old fraternity pledge Tim Piazza. Sep 1, 2017, 5:10 PM

Penn State frat brother may have deleted basement video in hazing death, detective says A detective said surveillance footage from the house of shuttered fraternity Beta Theta Pi house may have been deleted by one of the fraternity brothers. Aug 10, 2017, 1:48 PM

Father of Penn State hazing death victim expresses frustration with hearings The family said lawyers suggested hazing was "an acceptable norm." Jul 12, 2017, 3:49 PM

Penn State hazing case: 'Excruciatingly difficult' for Piazzas to hear details in court, attorney says Timothy Piazza, 19, died in February after a fall at the Beta Theta Pi house. Jul 11, 2017, 11:14 AM

Ex-Penn State frat member's text: 'I don't want to go to jail for this' Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death. Jul 10, 2017, 4:28 PM

Penn State frat surveillance video from night of pledge's fatal injuries played in court Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death. Jun 13, 2017, 12:01 AM

Baseball league renames award in memory of Penn State frat pledge who died after fall The award was presented to four winners this past weekend. Jun 13, 2017, 3:07 PM

Penn State proposes new safety reforms after pledge's death Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death. Jun 2, 2017, 5:58 PM

Penn State students' preliminary hearings pushed back to June in hazing death case Preliminary hearings for the 18 Pennsylvania State University students charged in connection with the death of Timothy Piazza have been pushed back to June. May 16, 2017, 12:22 PM

Penn State pledge's family plans to file lawsuit, claims 'planned and orchestrated' fraternity drinking Penn State pledge's family plans to file lawsuit claiming "planned and orchestrated" fraternity drinking May 15, 2017, 8:36 AM

Penn State frat cameras will 'unquestionably ... become important evidence,' legal analyst says Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with sophomore's death. May 10, 2017, 1:42 PM

Penn State frat pledge's skin had turned gray by morning after fall, prosecutor says Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at a frat. May 9, 2017, 6:38 PM

12 hours after fall, Penn State frat brother calmly tells 911: 'We have a friend who’s unconscious' Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at a frat. May 9, 2017, 12:02 PM

Penn State death followed others blamed on hazing in US fraternities Penn State student Timothy Piazza, 19, died after a pledge ceremony. May 9, 2017, 12:09 PM

Penn State frat's 'grotesque actions' were 'beyond human decency,' Piazza family attorney says Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at frat. May 8, 2017, 6:55 PM

Penn State frat brother 'didn't know what to do' about unconscious pledge Penn State frat member Kordel Davis said this morning, "I didn't know what to do" when he suspected a pledge, who later died from his injuries, was in trouble. May 8, 2017, 3:31 PM

Penn State frat brother says pleas to call 911 for unconscious pledge were dismissed Timothy Piazza, who later died, had a blood alcohol content between .28 and .36. May 7, 2017, 8:02 AM

Recent Topics

Anti-hazing law named after Penn State fraternity pledge goes into effect in Pennsylvania
Tim Piazza died after a fraternity hazing ritual at Penn State in Feb. 2017.

Oct 19, 2018, 3:39 PM

Parents of Penn State hazing victim lobby for stricter laws against dangerous hazing rituals
As millions of students head back to school, some parents are taking aim at hazing on college campuses.

Sep 10, 2018, 9:47 AM

Parents of Penn State hazing victim reach settlement with Beta Theta Pi fraternity
Timothy Piazza, 19, died in February 2017 after taking part in a hazing ritual known as the "Gauntlet."

Sep 4, 2018, 8:56 PM

Penn State frat member faces no jail time over pledge's death
The first member of a Penn State fraternity to be sentenced in connection to the death of a pledge will not face any jail time.

Jul 31, 2018, 6:10 PM

Pa. attorney general wants some manslaughter charges restored in pledge's hazing death
Altogether, 26 defendants face charges related to Tim Piazza's death.

May 1, 2018, 10:17 PM

Manslaughter charges dismissed in Penn State hazing case
Pledge Tim Piazza died in Feb. 2017 after he fell down stairs at the frat house.

Mar 28, 2018, 1:51 PM

Video of Penn State pledge chugging alcohol from night he suffered fatal frat house fall shown in court
Tim Piazza, 19, died after a fall at the Beta Theta Pi house in 2017.

Mar 26, 2018, 3:25 PM

Parents who lost children to alleged hazing incidents call for change: 'It could be anyone's child'
"It could be anyone's child who this happened to," said a dad whose son died.

Feb 23, 2018, 8:10 AM

Penn State officials showed a 'shocking apathy' to drinking, grand jury report finds
A grand jury's report following the drinking death of a Pennsylvania State University student says school officials showed "a shocking apathy" to drinking and hazing.

Dec 15, 2017, 2:58 PM

Former Penn State fraternity brothers face new charges in hazing death
Sophomore Tim Piazza died after a night of pledging in February 2017.

Nov 13, 2017, 3:43 PM

Former Penn State frat member no longer charged in hazing case: 'No winners here'
Charges came after the death of 19-year-old fraternity pledge Tim Piazza.

Sep 1, 2017, 5:10 PM

Penn State frat brother may have deleted basement video in hazing death, detective says
A detective said surveillance footage from the house of shuttered fraternity Beta Theta Pi house may have been deleted by one of the fraternity brothers.

Aug 10, 2017, 1:48 PM

Father of Penn State hazing death victim expresses frustration with hearings
The family said lawyers suggested hazing was "an acceptable norm."

Jul 12, 2017, 3:49 PM

Penn State hazing case: 'Excruciatingly difficult' for Piazzas to hear details in court, attorney says
Timothy Piazza, 19, died in February after a fall at the Beta Theta Pi house.

Jul 11, 2017, 11:14 AM

Ex-Penn State frat member's text: 'I don't want to go to jail for this'
Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death.

Jul 10, 2017, 4:28 PM

Penn State frat surveillance video from night of pledge's fatal injuries played in court
Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death.

Jun 13, 2017, 12:01 AM

Baseball league renames award in memory of Penn State frat pledge who died after fall
The award was presented to four winners this past weekend.

Jun 13, 2017, 3:07 PM

Penn State proposes new safety reforms after pledge's death
Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with Timothy Piazza's death.

Jun 2, 2017, 5:58 PM

Penn State students' preliminary hearings pushed back to June in hazing death case
Preliminary hearings for the 18 Pennsylvania State University students charged in connection with the death of Timothy Piazza have been pushed back to June.

May 16, 2017, 12:22 PM

Penn State pledge's family plans to file lawsuit, claims 'planned and orchestrated' fraternity drinking
Penn State pledge's family plans to file lawsuit claiming "planned and orchestrated" fraternity drinking

May 15, 2017, 8:36 AM

Penn State frat cameras will 'unquestionably ... become important evidence,' legal analyst says
Eighteen students are facing charges in connection with sophomore's death.

May 10, 2017, 1:42 PM

Penn State frat pledge's skin had turned gray by morning after fall, prosecutor says
Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at a frat.

May 9, 2017, 6:38 PM

12 hours after fall, Penn State frat brother calmly tells 911: 'We have a friend who’s unconscious'
Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at a frat.

May 9, 2017, 12:02 PM

Penn State death followed others blamed on hazing in US fraternities
Penn State student Timothy Piazza, 19, died after a pledge ceremony.

May 9, 2017, 12:09 PM

Penn State frat's 'grotesque actions' were 'beyond human decency,' Piazza family attorney says
Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling down stairs at frat.

May 8, 2017, 6:55 PM

Penn State frat brother 'didn't know what to do' about unconscious pledge
Penn State frat member Kordel Davis said this morning, "I didn't know what to do" when he suspected a pledge, who later died from his injuries, was in trouble.

May 8, 2017, 3:31 PM

Penn State frat brother says pleas to call 911 for unconscious pledge were dismissed
Timothy Piazza, who later died, had a blood alcohol content between .28 and .36.

May 7, 2017, 8:02 AM