Leaders react to Kappa Sig suspension, few new details released

An official statement released by Alex Sabol, president of Kappa Sigma fraternity, said the student transported fom the fraternity to a Bloomington-area hospital Wednesday “is healthy and in fine physical condition.”

The student had a high blood-alcohol level and was driven in a personal vehicle. Kappa Sig has been suspended pending an investigation of the incident.

Sabol also said in the statement that the chapter will fully comply with any investigations and that it plans to use the experience as a learning opportunity.

As stated in Wednesday’s press release, a student was taken to the hospital by personal vehicle Wednesday morning with an extremely high blood alcohol level.

“We don’t know exactly what happened. All we know is there was an incident that was associated with the men in

Kappa Sig,” said junior Will Kragie, the vice president of communications for the Interfraternity Council.

Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Activities Steve Veldkamp said IU is conducting an investigation of the fraternity.

“We have suspended the fraternity until we can determine if the chapter was responsible for creating circumstances which led to an underage IU student’s hospitalization due to acute alcohol poisoning,” Veldkamp said in an email. “We have been in contact with the national office and the local chapter leadership. They are cooperating fully in the investigation.”

“We’re a resource, not a police force,” Kragie said.

Senior and IU Student Association Chief of Communications Nikki Suseck said IUSA would not comment until more information is known. IUSA President Justin Kingsolver said the same.

In recent years, IUSA has been making a push for a medical amnesty law, which would enable students to call an ambulance or take a student who has overdosed to the hospital without fear of repercussions from the University for the drug or alcohol use that might have occurred.

IUSA could not comment at this time as to how this incident will affect that initiative.