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Swarthmore College Phi Psi -- NOT the same fraternity[edit]
Editors should take note that the fraternity Phi Psi at the center of a recent controversy at Swarthmore College is a local fraternity, with no national affiliation despite being similar to this fraternity's nickname. Please do not insert material relating to that controversy, as it is not Phi Kappa Psi. Etzedek24(I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record) 16:21, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Some of the scandals such as closures for drinking or minor hazing should be moved from this list and added to the chapter details in the List of Phi Kappa Psi chapters. Rublamb (talk) 04:23, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Consider Revising Sub-Header about University of Virginia[edit]
Requesting editors to consider revising the sub-header "University of Virginia gang rape allegation" to "University of Virginia gang rape hoax" or "Rolling Stone Hoax". The word "allegation" in the sub-header comes across as misleading considering the body of that section is about a retracted article which the publisher settled out of court. An allegation is a claim that can be proven true or not; in this situation there was zero truth to the accusations made by the author and subject of the 2014 article. Mlcorcoran (talk) 19:24, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I fully agree. Done. Jax MN (talk) 21:19, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]