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Zeta Beta Tau on the University of Michigan campus is no longer recognized as a fraternity.
Its headquarters voted to remove recognition of the chapter for hazing and other violations, Rhea Cheeti of The Michigan Daily reports.
The national leaders, along with the University’s Office of Greek Life and Division for Student Life, conducted a review. "It became clear that members were violating various fraternity policies, including those which prohibit hazing," the international chapter said in statement.
The local chapter says it's surprised by the action, saying it was given an action plan to make necessary changes:
We were given sanctions and a rehabilitation plan by the normal IFC process and the university, we were fully willing to abide by those sanctions, then were blindsided by this decision from ZBT national.
The reasoning we were given was minimal, and was certainly a culmination of unreasonable ongoing frustration between national and us.