Becker is not alleged to have been involved with the events of the bid acceptance night itself, which prosecutors have described as hazing.
There will be three trials, the first two in February and the final in April, for nine defendants with mostly hazing charges bound over.
After 12 months, what began as an English 202 project is making Greek Life safer.
Tim's Law adds stricter penalties for hazing, as well as provides requirements for institutions and includes immunity for those who call for medical attention in hazing emergencies.
"To have the opportunity to continue to lead that change is humbling, and I thank the chapter presidents who elected me for putting their faith in me."
“Tim’s Law,” the Timothy J. Piazza Anti-Hazing Law, was approved by the Pennsylvania Senate Monday. The legislation is named after Tim Piazza, who died following a hazing ritual at the on-campus Beta Theta Pi fraternity house in February 2017. Now that it’s been passed by both Pennsylvania’s Senate and House of Representatives, the bill will move […]