🚨 Hazing Victims in Chowan County: You Are Not Alone. You Have Rights.

Chowan County families: If your child has been hazed at a fraternity, sorority, sports team, or any student organization near Chowan County, you need to know the truth. What happened to them was not “tradition.” It was not “building character.” It was abuse. It may have been criminal. And you have the right to hold the people who did this accountable — no matter where they are.

At Attorney 911, we are fighting this battle right now. We are currently representing a hazing victim in a $10 million lawsuit against Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and the University of Houston. Our client was waterboarded. He was forced to do 500 squats until his muscles broke down. He was struck with wooden paddles. He ended up in the hospital with kidney failure — and he wasn’t even a student at the university yet.

This didn’t happen in some distant state. This happened in Texas, at a major university, to a young man just like your child. And the same thing is happening right here in North Carolina, at universities and colleges near Chowan County.

🏛️ The Same Fraternities. The Same Hazing. The Same Negligence.

Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Kappa Sigma — these are the same national fraternities with chapters operating at universities near Chowan County. They have the same hazing cultures. The same “traditions” of abuse. The same failure to protect students.

And universities near Chowan County? They have the same power to stop hazing — and the same liability when they don’t.

💔 What Hazing Really Looks Like in Chowan County

Hazing isn’t just a few harmless pranks. In Chowan County and across America, hazing includes:

• Waterboarding and simulated drowning — torture that the U.S. government considers a war crime
• Forced drinking until alcohol poisoning — like the student who died at Pi Kappa Phi in 2017
• Extreme physical punishment — 500 squats, 100 pushups, bear crawls until muscles break down and kidneys fail
• Forced eating until vomiting — then being forced to continue activities through the vomit
• Being struck with wooden paddles or other objects — physical assault with weapons
• Sleep deprivation — forced to drive members at all hours, leading to exhaustion and accidents
• Psychological torture — humiliation, degradation, threats of expulsion if you don’t comply
• Sexual humiliation — carrying sexual objects, forced nudity, sexual assault

This is what hazing looks like at universities near Chowan County. This is what your child may have endured.

🚨 The Medical Consequences Are Real — And Life-Altering

Hazing doesn’t just cause bruises and embarrassment. It causes real, permanent injuries:

• Rhabdomyolysis — muscle breakdown that leads to kidney failure (our client suffered this)
• Acute kidney failure — life-threatening and requiring hospitalization
• Alcohol poisoning — can cause death; many hazing deaths are from forced drinking
• Traumatic brain injury — from beatings or falls
• Hypothermia and frostbite — from forced exposure to cold weather
• Cardiac arrest — from extreme physical exertion
• PTSD, anxiety, and depression — long-term psychological damage from abuse
• Death — since 2000, there has been at least one hazing death every year in the U.S.

These aren’t hypothetical risks. These are real injuries happening to real students — including students near Chowan County.

⚖️ The Law Is on Your Side — Even in Chowan County

You might think: “We’re in Chowan County. The fraternity is in another city. The university is in another state. How can we fight this?”

The answer: We can — and we will.

At Attorney 911, we have:

• Federal court authority — we can pursue cases nationwide
• Dual-state bar admission — licensed in Texas and New York
• Experience with national organizations — we’re currently suing Pi Kappa Phi, a national fraternity with 150+ chapters
• Willingness to travel — we will come to Chowan County for your case
• Remote consultation technology — you can meet with us from home

The law protects hazing victims regardless of where the incident occurred. If your child was hazed at a university near Chowan County, we can represent you.

What the Law Says About Hazing in North Carolina

North Carolina has strong anti-hazing laws. Under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-35, hazing is a Class 2 misdemeanor, punishable by up to 60 days in jail and fines. If the hazing causes serious injury or death, it can be a felony.

But criminal charges aren’t your only option. You can also file a civil lawsuit for damages, including:

• Medical bills
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional distress
• Lost wages
• Punitive damages

And here’s the critical part: Consent is not a defense. Even if your child “agreed” to participate, North Carolina law says that doesn’t matter. Hazing is illegal, and the people who did it are liable.

💰 The People Who Did This Will Pay — And Pay Big

Hazing cases win millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts. Here’s what juries and courts have awarded in recent hazing cases:

Our $10 million lawsuit against Pi Kappa Phi is directly in line with these precedents. And these same results are possible for Chowan County families.

Who We Will Sue for Your Chowan County Case

When we represent hazing victims in Chowan County, we don’t just sue the fraternity. We sue everyone responsible:

• The local chapter — the people who directly organized and conducted the hazing
• The national fraternity/sorority organization — they knew about the hazing culture and failed to stop it
• The university — they had the power to regulate Greek life and failed to protect students
• Individual members — every person who participated in or facilitated the hazing
• Alumni and advisors — anyone who enabled or allowed the hazing to occur
• Housing corporations — if hazing occurred at a fraternity/sorority house
• Insurance companies — the policies that should cover these damages

We don’t just sue broke college students. We sue the institutions with deep pockets — the ones who can actually pay.

📋 What Chowan County Families Should Do Right Now

If your child has been hazed, time is critical. Evidence disappears. Witnesses forget. Statutes of limitations run out.

Step 1: Get Medical Attention

• Even if injuries seem minor, get checked by a doctor
• Document everything — medical records are critical evidence
• Some injuries (like rhabdomyolysis) may not show symptoms immediately

Step 2: Preserve All Evidence

• Do not delete anything — text messages, social media posts, photos, videos
• Take screenshots of all communications about hazing
• Save any physical evidence (clothing, objects used in hazing)
• Write down everything you remember — dates, times, locations, people involved
• Get contact information for any witnesses

Step 3: Do NOT Talk to the Organization or University Without Legal Counsel

• They will try to get you to sign things
• They will try to get you to give statements
• They will try to control the narrative
• Anything you say can be used against you

Step 4: Contact Attorney 911 Immediately

• Call: 1-888-ATTY-911 (24/7)
• Email: ralph@atty911.com
• Video consultation: Available for Chowan County families

We offer free consultations. We work on contingency — you pay nothing unless we win your case.

🛡️ Why Chowan County Families Choose Attorney 911

We Are Fighting This Battle Right Now

• We are currently litigating a $10 million hazing lawsuit against Pi Kappa Phi and the University of Houston
• We know how to build these cases
• We know how to hold institutions accountable
• We know how to win

We Have the Experience to Win

• 25+ years of litigation experience (Ralph Manginello)
• Former insurance defense attorneys — we know how the other side thinks
• Federal court admission — we can pursue cases nationwide
• Dual-state bar licenses — Texas and New York
• Multi-million dollar case experience — including the BP Texas City explosion litigation

We Have Specific Hazing Expertise

• Rhabdomyolysis injury cases
• Kappa Sigma fraternity litigation
• Texas A&M University hazing cases
• Hospitalization compensation claims
• Wrongful death from hazing activities

We Will Travel to Chowan County

• We come to you for depositions, client meetings, and trials
• Distance is not a barrier to justice
• We offer remote consultations for Chowan County families

We Speak Spanish

• Se habla español — bilingual staff available
• We serve Spanish-speaking Chowan County families without language barriers

We Care About Our Clients

• We treat every client like family
• We understand the trauma you’ve endured
• We will fight for you with everything we have

🎯 The Message to Fraternities Near Chowan County

To Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Kappa Sigma, and every other fraternity operating near Chowan County:

We are watching. We are documenting. We are coming for you.

The same legal strategies that secured $10+ million verdicts nationwide apply to your chapter. If you haze students in Chowan County, we will pursue every liable entity.

We already shut down the Beta Nu chapter at University of Houston. Your chapter could be next.

To universities near Chowan County:

The same institutional negligence that made University of Houston a defendant exists at your campus. Act now — or face the same accountability.

📞 Chowan County Families: Call Us Now

If your child has been hazed at a university near Chowan County, call Attorney 911 immediately.

📞 1-888-ATTY-911 (24/7)
📧 ralph@atty911.com
🌐 attorney911.com

We work on contingency — you pay nothing unless we win your case.

We will fight for you. We will hold them accountable. And we will make sure this never happens to another Chowan County family.

🔥 Enough Is Enough, Chowan County

Hazing has no place in our universities. It has no place in our communities. It has no place near Chowan County.

If you’ve been hazed, you are not alone. You have rights. And you have us.

Call 1-888-ATTY-911 today. Let’s end this together.