Bloomsburg football

[IUPbigINDIANS]

As was said before, a decades long problem that hit its peak during Block Party weekend.

There was a hazing death back in 2019. A freshman was pledging a fraternity and was so drunk that he fell over an embankment. The family sued the fraternity and the sorority that the fraternity was partying with. Unsure if the university was included in the lawsuit. During this lawsuit the president learned that there was also a fraternity hazing death back in the 90s.

Then in 2021 a sorority member died at a fraternity house. The autopsy showed that she died from an unknown medical condition but the rumors about it and the specter of the 2019 death started building pressure on Hanna, so he paid a consultant team to do a full review of Greek Life at Bloom. The report (public) was bad. They basically said that the employee whose job was to advise the groups and provide oversight was incompetent, especially at building relationships that could have improved things off campus. So Hanna said that the university would end its relationship with all fraternities and sororities. Some people say the big decision was to distract from Hanna's sexual harassment investigation. Hanna forgot about the whole First Amendment freedom to gather and most Greek groups continued on with the blessing of their national office and support from alumni.

Fast forward to the merger and Hanna was forced to allow Greek Life to return but on the condition that a second set of consultants come and recommend how to structure things. Alumni lined up with donations to support it.

Bloomsburg had a really rough Greek Life scene. IUP has made some headlines over the years but from what I've read and been told, Bloomsburg was the worst Greek scene in PASSHE. Most of our schools Greek scenes are way down with enrollment drops and Gen Z really not being both the joining type or the in person socializing type. Plus the Penn States and WVUs of the world drive up the liability insurance costs per member and that's subsidized by the members of that group at IUP or Bloom.

It's still a 'thing' at IUP but it's a shell of what it was in the 90s.

IUP broke up Frat Row. Now they are kind of spread out. Many of the infamous houses were demolished.

It's not like the old days ... nowhere close. But, it's still a place to party until you hit 21. I'm not sure, however, this current group even parties much. Campus is pretty dead.

The bowtie runs a pretty tight ship. They don't F around anymore like they used to.

[Bart]

As was said before, a decades long problem that hit its peak during Block Party weekend.

There was a hazing death back in 2019. A freshman was pledging a fraternity and was so drunk that he fell over an embankment. The family sued the fraternity and the sorority that the fraternity was partying with. Unsure if the university was included in the lawsuit. During this lawsuit the president learned that there was also a fraternity hazing death back in the 90s.

Then in 2021 a sorority member died at a fraternity house. The autopsy showed that she died from an unknown medical condition but the rumors about it and the specter of the 2019 death started building pressure on Hanna, so he paid a consultant team to do a full review of Greek Life at Bloom. The report (public) was bad. They basically said that the employee whose job was to advise the groups and provide oversight was incompetent, especially at building relationships that could have improved things off campus. So Hanna said that the university would end its relationship with all fraternities and sororities. Some people say the big decision was to distract from Hanna's sexual harassment investigation. Hanna forgot about the whole First Amendment freedom to gather and most Greek groups continued on with the blessing of their national office and support from alumni.

Fast forward to the merger and Hanna was forced to allow Greek Life to return but on the condition that a second set of consultants come and recommend how to structure things. Alumni lined up with donations to support it.

Bloomsburg had a really rough Greek Life scene. IUP has made some headlines over the years but from what I've read and been told, Bloomsburg was the worst Greek scene in PASSHE. Most of our schools Greek scenes are way down with enrollment drops and Gen Z really not being both the joining type or the in person socializing type. Plus the Penn States and WVUs of the world drive up the liability insurance costs per member and that's subsidized by the members of that group at IUP or Bloom.

They are going to hire 3 dedicated full time Greek employees to try and make it work. https://www.northcentralpa.com/educa...d35156508.html

[Fightingscot82]

What happened at bloom in regards to the frats? I never heard of anything. Just wondering. I attended IUP and I loved those parties.

As was said before, a decades long problem that hit its peak during Block Party weekend.

There was a hazing death back in 2019. A freshman was pledging a fraternity and was so drunk that he fell over an embankment. The family sued the fraternity and the sorority that the fraternity was partying with. Unsure if the university was included in the lawsuit. During this lawsuit the president learned that there was also a fraternity hazing death back in the 90s.

Then in 2021 a sorority member died at a fraternity house. The autopsy showed that she died from an unknown medical condition but the rumors about it and the specter of the 2019 death started building pressure on Hanna, so he paid a consultant team to do a full review of Greek Life at Bloom. The report (public) was bad. They basically said that the employee whose job was to advise the groups and provide oversight was incompetent, especially at building relationships that could have improved things off campus. So Hanna said that the university would end its relationship with all fraternities and sororities. Some people say the big decision was to distract from Hanna's sexual harassment investigation. Hanna forgot about the whole First Amendment freedom to gather and most Greek groups continued on with the blessing of their national office and support from alumni.

Fast forward to the merger and Hanna was forced to allow Greek Life to return but on the condition that a second set of consultants come and recommend how to structure things. Alumni lined up with donations to support it.

Bloomsburg had a really rough Greek Life scene. IUP has made some headlines over the years but from what I've read and been told, Bloomsburg was the worst Greek scene in PASSHE. Most of our schools Greek scenes are way down with enrollment drops and Gen Z really not being both the joining type or the in person socializing type. Plus the Penn States and WVUs of the world drive up the liability insurance costs per member and that's subsidized by the members of that group at IUP or Bloom.

[RocknTheSnackBar]

What happened at bloom in regards to the frats? I never heard of anything. Just wondering. I attended IUP and I loved those parties.

There was always trouble during block party weekend so they shut them down

[Bart]

Transfers listed on the spring roster:

Charles Sheppard DL 6-2 295 Hamburg H.S. 2023 redshirted at Kutztown, 2024 R-Fr at West Chester
https://www.hudl.com/profile/11393767/Charles-Sheppard

Justin Kutcher OL 6-1 275 Danville H.S. 2024 Wheeling University redshirt
https://www.hudl.com/profile/4432864/Justin-Kutcher

Michael Farranto 6 175 DB Mount Carmel H.S. 2023 committed to Robert Morris
https://www.hudl.com/profile/14807303/Michael-Farronato

Declan Aikens 6-2 295 Danville H.S ESU transfer
https://www.hudl.com/profile/15001865/Declan-Aikens

Logan Altland 5-10 190 RB Spring Grove H.S. West Virginia Wesleyan transfer 2024 R-FR

Jake Bobbin 6-3 285 OL Blue Mtn. H.S. R-Jr transfer from Robert Morris
https://www.hudl.com/profile/12501646/Jake-Bobbin

Ross Bobbin 6-3 285 OL Blue Mtn. H.S. R-Jr. transfer from Robert Morris
https://www.hudl.com/profile/12501642/Ross-Bobbin

[Tdobson]

What happened at bloom in regards to the frats? I never heard of anything. Just wondering. I attended IUP and I loved those parties.

[Bart]

Committed:

Daniel Mccusker 6'1 200 Central Bucks South H.S. ATH|First Team all league DB
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/1888957...4caf2e6f445676

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Jahri Evans Pro Football Hall of Fame Finalist

https://www.profootballhof.com/news/...class-of-2025/

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Verbals:

Brayden Malloy 6'2 250 OL/DL Elco H.S.
https://www.hudl.com/profile/16660872/Brayden-Malloy

Tayshawn Johnson 6'1 207 LB/ RB Perryville H.S. Maryland
https://www.hudl.com/profile/16948750/Tayshawn-Johnson

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Eason Teribury 6'4 250 DL/TE Troy H.S.
https://www.hudl.com/profile/20655795/Eason-Teribury

Dominic Fetterolf 6'1 220 LB Southern Columbia H.S. 3x AA First Team All-State
https://www.hudl.com/profile/16484280/Dominic-Fetterolf

[Fightingscot82]

Why? I don't know what you mean.

Back in 2021, Hanna unilaterally decided that the university was going to stop recognizing all Greek Life on campus after some bad incidents off campus. The university paid about $50,000 to have consultants come and do an intensive investigation that acknowledged the problems but also clearly said the professional in charge was incompetent. But the ban was stupid because all it meant was that the groups couldn't use university space or money. At the time I called it that they could still operate as off campus organizations like an Elks Lodge as long as their nationals backed them. The university can't punish due to First Amendment rights to peacefully assemble. Students and alumni threw a fit but Hanna stood his ground.

Then Bloomsburg merged with Lock Haven and Mansfield, two campuses with Greek Life, and it created an odd relationship where the recognized CU-Lock Haven chapter of ABC group was engaging with the non-recognized CU-Bloomsburg chapter of ABC group. Different rules for local engagement. So Hanna as CU president paid many thousands more to have a new consultant come to campus and propose how to return Greek Life to Bloomsburg, which is what's happening.

All Bloomsburg had to do was have somebody professionally competent working with those groups. I've met that person. They're a nice person but unfortunately wasn't in the right role and the school paid the price.

[iupgroundhog]

Unrelated to football, but this is another embarrassing slap in the face of the president:

https://www.commonwealthu.edu/news/c...omsburg-campus

Why? I don't know what you mean.

[Fightingscot82]

Unrelated to football, but this is another embarrassing slap in the face of the president:

https://www.commonwealthu.edu/news/c...omsburg-campus

[Bart]

Bloomsburg's Hall of Fame wrestling head coach Roger Sanders passed away on Dec. 18th
https://buhuskies.com/news/2024/12/1...r-sanders.aspx

[Bart]

Couple of verbal commits:

Tim (TJ) Mclain 6'3" 225 TE/LB Bangor H.S.
https://www.hudl.com/profile/17313723/Tim-TJ-McLain

Cameron Gates 5'11 165 CB Central York H.S.
https://www.hudl.com/profile/15568033/Cameron-Gates