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The Complete Guide to Hazing, Lawsuits, and Accountability for North American Families If Your Child Was Hazed at a North American University, You're Not Alone—And You Have Rights It starts with excitement—your child texts about joining a fraternity, sorority, spirit group, or athletic team at their university. Then the messages change. They're exhausted at strange hours. They mention "mandatory" events that conflict with classes. They become secretive. Then comes the call no parent wants: your child is in the hospital, or worse. In that moment, you face institutional stonewalling, complex legal questions, and the crushing realization that the organization you trusted with your child's safety failed them. Right now, in Texas, we're fighting one of the most serious hazing cases in the country. Leonel Bermudez, a University of Houston student, suffered rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney failure after alleged hazing by the Pi Kappa Phi Beta Nu chapter. According to media reports, he was forced through extreme workouts, sprayed in the face with a hose "similar to waterboarding," made to consume milk and hot dogs until vomiting, and carried a degrading "pledge fanny pack" 24/7. His urine turned brown. He was hospitalized for four days. We represent him in this ongoing,…