LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — A fraternity once embroiled in a series of rape allegations and community upset is returning to UNL’s campus in 2026.

Phi Gamma Delta, also known as Fiji, announced its return to its house at 1425 R Street in early July. The reintegration comes after the fraternity was suspended from UNL’s campus for five years in 2021.

The fraternity was suspended after a 17-year-old girl alleged she had been sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old fraternity member in August 2021. Charges were not filed in the case, and an arrest was never made.

Students and community members descended on the fraternity house after word of the alleged rape got out. Frustrations from years of reported sexual assaults at the fraternity’s house boiled over, and protests broke out. In the matter of

See Full Page