Allegations of hazing involving assault preceded a decision by Mercer University to indefinitely suspend the campus chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi in March, according to police records obtained by The Telegraph.

Campus records show that the Theta Pi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was found responsible for hazing incidents that occurred between November 2024 and February 2025, with at least one incident reportedly happening at a business owned by Mercer’s former cheer coach, Mason Dillard, an alumnus of the fraternity.

A student victim of the fraternity’s hazing filed a complaint with Mercer campus police and spoke with law enforcement on Feb. 28 about the alleged hazing, the records show.

“The fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi used a cane to beat him on his lower back and buttocks, as well as (used) t

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