American U. Expels 18 Students for Involvement in Rogue Frat

American University has expelled 18 students and disciplined one more for their involvement with Epsilon Iota, an underground student group that has been linked for years to physical violence, hazing, sexual abuse, underage drinking, and drug use. The actions, announced Monday, are final and follow unsuccessful appeals by many of the accused. The university had been warning students for more than a decade to stay away from the rogue fraternity, which formed in 2002 after the university and the national office of Alpha Tau Omega both withdrew recognition of the Epsilon Iota chapter because of drinking, hazing, and other violations.