Christopher Newport University student, Chase Sudki, was arrested on four felony charges on Oct. 20. According to the General District Court Online Case Information System provided by the state of Virginia, the charges include rape by force/threat, sodomy of a helpless victim/force, strangulation and drug possession. Sudki was an alleged member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at CNU. Since his arrest, many students have made speculations across social media about how the behavior exhibited is related to stereotypical fraternity culture. 

Several posts have circulated social media accusing some fraternity organizations of inappropriate misconduct, including other cases of sexual assault. Many students on social media are blaming the Interfraternity Council (IFC) for ‘not holding fraternities accountable’ for their actions. 

The IFC responded to the allegations in an instagram story post made on Nov. 23, stating that they had been made aware of  “slanderous language against one of [their] member organizations.” 

The IFC also stated that they do not condone this behavior and are taking the matter very seriously. The primary focus of the post was to encourage students to stop the spread of the accusatory posts and to take measures to delete the information from all social media platforms. 

“The IFC continues to push to make our Greek community as safe and inclusive as possible, and promote unity amongst our organizations,” the CNU IFC stated in their post.

The IFC declined to respond to a request for comment from The Captain’s Log. 

The Captain’s Log does not claim that the behavior exhibited by Sudki is a product of or in relation to Greek life culture.