Content Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.
Former Phi Kappa Sigma pledge James Haussman is suing the administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, or Tulane University, the Phi Kappa Sigma-Mu Chapter, Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity and 14 fraternity members over alleged hazing that occurred in the 2025 spring semester.
The lawsuit, filed in December 2025, alleges that a fraternity member struck Haussman, a first-year student at the time, in the head with a 24-ounce beer can during his pledge induction, causing a concussion. According to the suit, fraternity members continued to force Haussman to participate in hazing activities that resulted in severe and long-term neurological damage. Haussman medically withdrew from Tulane due to his injuries…