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A Dartmouth College sorority and two fraternity members are facing charges in the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party in July.
Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, was reported missing in July after a party. State and local emergency services searched the Connecticut River and found his body.
On Friday, police in Hanover, New Hampshire, where Dartmouth is located, announced that Alpha Phi was charged with one count of facilitating a liquor house for minors.
Two members of Beta Alpha Omega were charged with providing alcohol to a person under the age of 21.
Alpha Phi sorority hosted the party, and Beta Alpha Omega provided the alcohol.
Most of the party was under 21 years old. Police said at the end of the party, several participants decided to swim in the river.
While she was on the river, a heavy rain storm hit and most of the people left. Jang, whose family told authorities he couldn’t swim, was left behind.
At the time of the incident, Dartmouth suspended the sorority and fraternity, and those suspensions remain in effect. Jang was a member of Beta Alpha Omega.
“Dartmouth has long valued the contributions that Greek organizations make to the student experience, when they operate within their stated values and standards,” the college said in a statement.
“These organizations, as well as all Dartmouth students and community members, have a responsibility to ensure that Dartmouth remains a safe, respectful, equitable and inclusive community for students, faculty and staff.”
No one from Alpha Phi could be reached for comment.
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