Dartmouth Closing Its Zeta Psi House
Dartmouth College said Friday it is shutting down a fraternity for printing newsletters in which members detailed sexual escapades they claimed to have had with undergraduate women who were identified by name.
The Ivy League school that inspired the 1978 movie “Animal House” said that the 48-member Zeta Psi fraternity will no longer be allowed to meet on campus and that all members must move out when the spring term ends June 10.
“Zeta Psi undermined fundamental values we hold dear,” said Dartmouth President James Wright.
Officials became aware of the newsletters last month during sexual awareness week at the school. The fraternity had been placed on probation by its national governing body pending the college’s decision.
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