Merf Radio | radioNovo News for State College: April 30, 2026

RNN STATE COLLEGE 04/30/26          PENN STATE HAS ISSUED A FOUR-YEAR SUSPENSION TO THE DELTA CHI FRATERNITY FOLLOWING A UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATION INTO REPORTS OF SEVERE HAZING. OFFICIALS SAY THE CHAPTER’S VIOLATIONS INCLUDED PHYSICAL ABUSE, SLEEP DEPRIVATION, AND EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AT ITS STATE COLLEGE LOCATION. DELTA CHI’S INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION HAS ALREADY REVOKED THE LOCAL CHARTER, EFFECTIVELY BANNING THE GROUP FROM CAMPUS UNTIL AT LEAST 2030.           MEANWHILE, THE UNIVERSITY HAS PLACED A SECOND FRATERNITY, PHI KAPPA PSI, ON INTERIM SUSPENSION THIS MONTH AS IT INVESTIGATES SEPARATE ALLEGED POLICY VIOLATIONS.           PENN STATE OFFICIALS REITERATE THAT THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO HOLDING ORGANIZATIONS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACTIONS THAT ENDANGER STUDENT SAFETY.          MOUNT NITTANY HEALTH IS INVITING THE PUBLIC TO ITS ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY THIS SATURDAY IN STATE COLLEGE. THE FREE EVENT AT THE TOFTREES LOCATION FEATURES A PLUSH TOY CLINIC, A TOUCH-A-TRUCK EXPERIENCE, AND NEW CARICATURE ARTISTS. FAMILIES CAN ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS AND HEALTHY SNACK ACTIVITIES FROM 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. LAST YEAR, OVER 500 PEOPLE TURNED OUT.  ORGANIZERS SAY COMMUNITY DAY IS A PERFECT DAY FOR HEALTH EDUCATION AND FAMILY FUN.