An Arizona State University student is suing after a spring pool party stunt allegedly pushed by fraternity members ended with a broken foot and a trip into the legal system. The civil complaint says the April 12, 2025 incident at an off-campus party left the student with a fractured foot and other injuries, and that she is seeking compensation for medical treatment and future lost earnings tied to the fallout.
As reported by Phoenix New Times, the plaintiff, identified in court records as Zoe Pretzer, has named the Arizona State chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the fraternity’s national organization, and the Arizona Board of Regents as defendants. The suit contends that SAE members “pressured and encouraged” her to climb onto the roof and jump into the pool, and that she missed the water, hit the concrete pool deck and fractured her foot.
Fraternity’s Recent Legal Problems and ASU Response
The Pretzer case is just the latest legal headache tied to the ASU chapter of SAE. Other pending matters include a claim over a nonconsensual explicit video and a separate hazing lawsuit alleging physical and alcohol-related abuses. According to The State Press, the chapter was first placed on interim suspension in April 2025 and was formally suspended later that year. Students living in the Greek Leadership Village fraternity house were relocated while the university continues its investigation into the chapter’s conduct.
What the Complaint Says About the Party
The filing, as summarized by Phoenix New Times, describes a themed “Baywatch/SAE Watch” pool party at a rental home in Tempe. Pretzer allegedly attended a pre-party where she was served alcohol despite being under the legal drinking age, then around 5:40 p.m. climbed onto the roof and attempted a jump into the pool. According to the complaint, she missed the pool, “sustained a severe fracture” to her foot and is now seeking damages for past and future medical expenses, lost earnings and related losses tied to the injury.
Legal Context and Hazards of Roof-Jumping
The lawsuit frames the episode as negligence by SAE for allegedly encouraging risky roof-jumping behavior at the party, and by ASU for what the complaint describes as a failure to rein in an ongoing pattern of unsafe conduct linked to the fraternity. The State Press notes that Arizona has tightened its focus on hazing in recent years, including the 2022 anti-hazing law widely known as “Jack’s Law,” which forms part of the broader regulatory backdrop for fraternity misconduct cases like this one…