A fraternity chapter's activities can produce a quagmire of liability for any number of parties. Explores recent developments in fraternity-related liability with respect to the following classes of defendants: member and officer, college and university, and chapter and national fraternity. (86 footnotes) (MLF)

After providing recent survey evidence of significant widespread hazing of students in high schools, author calls for the enactment of stricter state anti-hazing laws to eliminate adverse impact of hazing on students' physical and mental well-being. Author also calls for increased educational efforts to reduce hazing. (PKP)