And MIT has never been known as a party school. Parents realized that if it could happen to a Scott Krueger it could happen to their kids, too. Even more troubling was that MIT was on notice the fraternity engaged in binge drinking. To some extent, parents found MIT culpable along with the fraternity. The fraternity disbanded and civil suits against MIT and the fraternity resulted in large damage awards.
Prosecutors now tend to charge hazing perpetrators with manslaughter and other appropriate crimes.
But criminal sanctions are usually not the harshest punishment because civil liability claims against fraternities for hazing have hit the millions. In fact, the biggest expense most fraternities face today is liability insurance. Historically, courts did not find schools liable for the acts of students. But that has changed, and schools today, when put on notice of hazing by a Greek group, may have an affirmative duty to take action. Still, despite all the efforts by national chapters and universities to educate Greek groups, the incidents continue.