Penn State fraternities aren’t strangers to scandal.

The school’s Greek life infrastructure has long faced scrutiny over hazing allegations, drug operations, and alleged sexual assault. But Penn State fraternities are back in the limelight thanks to an alleged drug trafficking case.

Keeping that in mind, let’s look back at some past fraternity incidents.

Joseph Dado Death: September 2009

On September 21, 2009, Penn State freshman Joseph Dado was found dead at the bottom of a stairwell on campus by maintenance workers.

The workers found Dado at 6 p.m., roughly 75 yards from the Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity house.

Dado left East Halls on September 20, walked to Alpha Tau Omega, then went to his sister’s apartment. Later that night, at 2:20 a.m., he went to Fiji with three other students.

His friends returned to East Halls shortly after, leaving him behind. After telling the group he was spending the night there, he was last seen leaving the house at 3 a.m. that morning.

The search for the missing freshman lasted 30 hours.

Dado passed away from head trauma after a 15-foot fall and had a blood alcohol concentration of .169%.

Two students and both fraternities were charged for providing alcohol to Dado. The university suspended both fraternities and sentenced Alpha Tau Omega to a $500 fine plus community service.

Dado’s death left a significant impact on Penn State and its Interfraternity Council, which restructured its policies for socials along with a 30-point plan to combat the university’s No. 1 party school ranking.

Kappa Delta Rho Facebook Page: March 2015

On March 3, 2015, Kappa Delta Rho was suspended due to a secret Facebook page called Covert Business Transactions.

The invite-only page showed inappropriate images of women. Some of the photos showed them passed out, sleeping, nude, or partially dressed. On top of all that, there were conversations about sexual activity with the pictured women.

Covert Business Transactions was shut down after a victim saw her photo on a fraternity member’s computer.

A second page started shortly after. The group had 144 members.

One comment on the page read, “373,217 views. All from us.” Another comment said, “lol delete these or we will be on CNN in a week.” This was in relation to a photo of a victim who appeared to be passed out.

In an interview with Philly Mag, an anonymous member justified the actions, saying every Greek organization nationwide has some version of that Facebook page.

In May, its national headquarters and the university suspended the fraternity for three years.

Timothy Piazza Death: February 2017

On February 4, 2017, Penn State sophomore Timothy Piazza died after falling at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house.

On February 2, during Beta Theta Pi’s bid acceptance night, Piazza endured various hazing rituals. Afterward, the fraternity held a social with sorority Delta Delta Delta.

Piazza was seen stumbling toward the front door at 10:45 p.m. After unsuccessfully trying to open the door, he walked toward the basement steps, passing two brothers. Multiple brothers found him face down at the bottom of the staircase.

The brothers carried his seemingly unconscious body to a couch on the main floor. The brothers attempted to care for him, but Piazza didn’t respond to any of their actions.

Throught the night, Piazza was vomiting and repeatedly rolled off the couch. He attempted to stand up twice, but collapsed both times.

In another attempt, Piazza stood up and headed toward the lobby, where he fell headfirst into an iron railing and onto a stone floor. They found him in the basement again later. At 10:48 a.m., the fraternity finally called 911.

After 12 hours of struggling, Timothy Piazza died as a result of brain injuries and a ruptured spleen from the fall. Eighteen Beta Theta Pi fraternity members pleaded guilty in the case. TriDelta was later shut down for hazing violations.

In 2018, former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed the Timothy J. Piazza Anti-Hazing Law into law. Hulu also released an episode of “House of Horror: Secrets of College Greek Life” that told Piazza’s story.