SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah has booted Sigma Nu fraternity from its campus over hazing and what the school called "egregious" violations of policies.

Sigma Nu was notified on May 19 that it would no longer be recognized as a fraternity by the school and will not be allowed to allowed to operate as a University of Utah affiliate for at least six years.

The fraternity is the third since 2002 to have lost its recognition by the university.

In a letter from Vice President for Student Affairs Lori McDonald, Sigma Nu's updated status was "due to a pattern of hazing new recruits and 'egregious' violations of university policies and rules and Sigma Nu’s own national fraternity policies," along with alcohol-related violations and destruction of property.

Among the fraternity's incid

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