Arizona put all 21 IFC chapters under activity suspension

The University of Arizona placed all 21 Interfraternity Council chapters under an interim activities suspension on Oct. 5, barring organizational activities other than club business meetings while the university investigated misconduct reports involving nearly half the chapters.

Dean of Students Chrissy Lieberman’s letter made the restriction effective immediately. It covered every IFC chapter, including those not identified as under investigation, and was an administrative measure—not a finding that every chapter or member had committed misconduct.

Meetings were the only permitted activity

The letter prohibited chapters from hosting, attending, participating in or sponsoring organizational activities. Club business meetings were the sole exception it specified. The university said the suspension was to remain in place until chapter advisers met with Lieberman. Chapters previously in good standing would return to that status after an adviser attended at least one of the initial meetings.

The letter scheduled mandatory adviser meetings for Oct. 6 at 6 p.m., Oct. 7 at 8 a.m. and Oct. 12 at noon, Tucson time. It also required quarterly meetings. A chapter had to return to good standing before registering an event, and the letter warned that missing adviser meetings could jeopardize its continuation on campus.

By 4:10 p.m. Tucson time on Oct. 7, the first two meeting times had passed. The letter also set an additional meeting for Oct. 12; it did not establish whether advisers attended earlier meetings or whether chapter statuses changed.

Investigations and the wider restriction

Lieberman said the Dean of Students Office was investigating multiple reports involving nearly half of the 21 chapters. The letter described alleged behaviors including physical assault, drugs and alcohol, hazing, and creating unsafe environments. It said some cases were also under criminal investigation, but did not identify them. The dean said reports continued after university leaders warned IFC presidents about further violations at an Aug. 27 meeting, and that the office was at capacity for organizational cases.

The university’s judicial-status page separately listed five IFC chapters under current investigation: Delta Chi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Tau Gamma, Zeta Beta Tau and Zeta Psi. The dean’s letter did not give an exact count for “nearly half.” It also said several chapters had been found responsible for Code of Conduct violations in spring 2026 and remained on disciplinary status or under investigation.

The university said it would continue working with the University of Arizona Police Department. The Associated Press reported that the dean’s office provided no further information about the criminal investigations; a Tucson Police Department spokesperson said he was unaware of recent related cases investigated by city police.

The letter anticipated effects on chapter events, philanthropy and new-member education. Arizona’s Family reported differing individual student reactions: one University of Arizona junior and Sigma Phi Epsilon member said he was blindsided and had not seen negative behavior in his chapter, while another student described the reports as alarming.