Florida university suspends fraternity over Facebook posts


References to drugs, comments about hazing and pictures of semi-nude women taken from posts on a closed Facebook page have prompted the suspension of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity on Florida International University’s Miami campus, CNN reports. An eMail containing 70 screen grabs of posts allegedly found on the Facebook page for active members of Pi Kappa Alpha, also known as Pike, were sent to school officials and members of the media, including CNN affiliate WSVN. “Anyone have a connect for coke, not me, a friends wants, lol,” says one post, while others mention “study drugs.” There are offers to sell Adderall and Vyvanse, drugs prescribed to people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Several postings allegedly made by members of the fraternity make reference to the “Pike pharmacy.”

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