The IU Office of Student Life placed IU’s chapter of the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity on cease and desist Thursday for alleged hazing, according to the OSL website. IU spokesperson Mark Bode said the university’s investigation is ongoing, in an email to the Indiana Daily Student.
Cease and desist directives are put in place when organizations are alleged to have taken action that have harmed or may cause harm to individuals in the organization or the community. While on cease and desist, the fraternity is not permitted to host or participate in social activities including recruitment and philanthropic events.
Seven other IU organizations are currently on cease and desist. These include the Palestine Solidarity Committee and fraternities Alpha Epsilon Pi, Beta Chi Theta, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Kappa Psi, Tau Epsilon Phi and Sigma Alpha Mu.
In November last year, Alpha Kappa Lambda was one of 27 fraternities barred from hosting social events after a string of alleged hazing incidents. The social events ban was lifted effective Dec. 1, 2025, for fraternities in good standing and not under investigation.
In a Nov. 14, 2025, letter notifying the IU Interfraternity Council of the bans, Vice Chancellor for Student Life Lamar Hylton wrote that the severity of the restrictions reflected the levels of alleged misconduct.
“The risk is too high to continue this arrangement given the status of the IFC community,” Hylton said in the letter.
Alpha Kappa Lambda was previously placed on disciplinary status when it entered into a voluntary agreement from Feb. 27 to April 10, 2025, to resolve a matter regarding alcohol.
