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Hazing, Fraternities & Sororities, and the Law in Texas: A Comprehensive Guide for Lipscomb County Families When you send your child to college in Texas, you imagine lecture halls, football games, and lasting friendships. You don’t imagine secret rituals, forced drinking, or hospital stays. For families across the Texas Panhandle, including right here in Lipscomb County, the reality of modern campus life can include a hidden world of hazing that operates within fraternities, sororities, athletic teams, and spirit groups. This is not just about “boys will be boys” or harmless tradition; it is about systematic abuse that can lead to catastrophic injury, lifelong trauma, and even death. Right now, we are fighting one of the most serious hazing cases in Texas history. In late 2025, we filed a $10 million lawsuit on behalf of Leonel Bermudez, a University of Houston student who nearly lost his life pledging the Pi Kappa Phi Beta Nu chapter. The allegations are severe: forced consumption of food until vomiting, hours of extreme calisthenics, being sprayed in the face with a hose “similar to waterboarding,” and carrying a degrading “pledge fanny pack.” This abuse led to rhabdomyolysis—a severe muscle breakdown—and acute kidney failure. He passed brown…