Overview

• The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office opened a criminal investigation on Sept. 21 into a reported Sept. 14 off‑campus event in the 10400 block of North Dowling Road.
• Officials say pledges were taken to a secluded area and instructed to perform physical activity until exhaustion, with at least one participant later seeking medical care.
• Kappa Sigma’s national leadership suspended the Texas A&M chapter and said hazing violates its code of conduct and will result in accountability.
• Multiple pledges reported hospitalization, difficulty walking, and dark or “black” urine, with victims alleging diagnoses of rhabdomyolysis that authorities have not confirmed.
• An unnamed victim said members directed injured pledges to visit different hospitals and lie about the cause; Texas A&M is reviewing possible Student Conduct Code violations and pledges or witnesses have been asked to contact Sgt. Trey Oldham or Investigator David Grissom.