Fraternity Freshman Falls from Window

0:00A 19-year-old freshman at Kansas State University died early Saturday after falling from a second story window at the Sigma Chi fraternity house near campus in Manhattan. Jack Fleischaker, an accounting and finance major from Overland Park, was a new member of the chapter. That same fraternity's University of Kansas chapter got shut down back in 2022 for hazing violations, but the Kansas State Group hasn't. Spaced any hazing reports in the last year-and-a-half according to federal campus transparency data. Kansas State is stepping up with support for Fleischaker's family and resources for the fraternity brothers, while they review what happened under their policies. Meanwhile, other case-day frats like beta-theta pie and pie-capa-alpha have dealt with hazing issues recently. The Sigma Chi chapter here just grew to 91 members last fall, with 62 living in the house, which the national org owns, and recently, is upgraded. Greek life makes up about one in five undergrads on campus. Police haven't shared details yet despite requests, and the university still digging into

1:03the facts as they figure out next steps. Greek life safety stays front and center. That's the story for today, Kansas News. Today, driven by AI.