by Mary Spiller
July 19, 2025
A college investigation discovered the fraternity liable for Wilson’s dying throughout a violent initiation ritual.
Southern College has formally eliminated the Omega Psi Phi fraternity from its campus following the hazing dying of scholar Caleb Wilson. The expulsion was made public on July 18, although college officers stated the choice had been in impact since April 24.
In line with a college spokesperson, the varsity’s Division of Pupil Affairs discovered the fraternity liable for the incident that led to Wilson’s dying and took disciplinary motion towards the Beta Sigma chapter.
Because of this, the fraternity is not acknowledged as a scholar group at Southern College and should take away all related symbols from campus. That features fraternity plots, benches, monuments, bushes, and every other gadgets marking Omega Psi Phi’s presence.
In line with WAFB, the transfer follows the dying of 20-year-old Caleb Wilson, a mechanical engineering main and proficient trumpet participant in Southern’s famend Human Jukebox marching band.
Wilson collapsed throughout a hazing ritual at a Baton Rouge warehouse and later died from his accidents.
Initially, fraternity members advised authorities that Wilson had been hit whereas taking part in basketball at a park. They dropped him off on the hospital carrying solely socks and sweatpants. Nonetheless, the reality later emerged that Wilson had been repeatedly punched within the chest throughout a fraternity ritual.
Three fraternity members — Caleb McCray, 24; Kyle Thurman, 25; and Isaiah Smith, 29 — have been arrested in reference to the hazing. All three face prices of felony hazing, whereas McCray additionally faces a manslaughter cost for allegedly delivering the deadly blows.
Police say the pledges have been lined up and punched 4 instances within the chest whereas carrying black boxing gloves, which have been later recovered from the warehouse.
Isaiah Smith, who was the chapter’s dean of pledges, was liable for organizing the recruitment occasions, together with the ritual that led to Wilson’s dying. His father, Todd Smith, was leasing the Woodcrest Drive warehouse the place the hazing passed off for his enterprise, California Hardwood Flooring.
The college has not issued additional feedback however confirmed that the fraternity has misplaced all privileges and should dismantle its presence on campus in full.
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