Overview

• Timothy Piazza died after consuming large amounts of alcohol and falling down stairs during a fraternity hazing ritual.
• Young and Casey, former leaders of Beta Theta Pi, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of hazing and one count of reckless endangerment.
• The incident resulted in the closure of the fraternity chapter and stricter regulations on Greek life at Penn State.
• Piazza's death inspired the Timothy Piazza Antihazing Law, which imposes harsher penalties for hazing-related injuries or deaths.
• The sentencing for Young and Casey is scheduled for October 1.