"No parents should have to deal with this".
Penn State students play frisbee in front of Old Main on campus on November 11, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania.
Penn State officials banned Beta Theta Pi from campus for at least five years, with the possibility of the ban becoming permanent pending the results of the investigation.
They made the pledges, soon to be brothers, run from station to station, and drink enormous amounts of alcohol.
Authorities say Timothy Piazza died February 4 after falling down stairs numerous times inside the Beta Theta Pi house on Penn State's campus.
Each of the eight charged Friday faces a misdemeanor count of involuntary manslaughter as well as more-serious felony assault charges, punishable by possible prison time.
The remaining defendants face arraignment early this week, the district attorney's office said Friday.
Prosecutors released dozens of pages of evidence on Friday, detailing charges against the fraternity and its brothers that included involuntary manslaughter, hazing, and furnishing alcohol to minors.
"The nature of those charges are incredibly disheartening as the organization and its membership continue to grieve Tim's passing and the pain experienced by his family", Beta Theta Pi International Fraternity said in a statement, according to ABC News.
He was pledging Beta Theta Pi.
Piazza's blood-alcohol level was estimated at.40 at the time of his death, according to doctors. Police said Piazza fell at the frat around 11 p.m. however, first responders were not called until nearly 12 hours later.
Barron said the situation was hard to navigate.
Overnight, Piazza fell several more times as he tried to move about.
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Four brothers allegedly carried him upstairs after the fall and placed him on a couch that night but no one called 911 till the next morning.
His chest was bare, he was breathing heavy and he had blood on his face, according to the presentment.
Fraternity members put a backpack containing textbooks on him so he would not suffocate on his own vomit, the jury wrote. The brothers searched "falling asleep after a head injury" and "cold extremities in drunk person", according to a search of their cellphones by detectives.
Piazza suffered from respiratory failure due to severe head trauma and compromised brain function, a medical expert testified.
The evidence presented by Parks Miller, including the video, challenged that account.
Evidence also points to some of the students devising a coverup.
Around 10 a.m., a fellow pledge, Daniel Erickson, found Piazza in the basement. Also the guys taking care of him didn't call an ambulance right away. Young directed members to delete messages, the grand jury wrote.
Reached by phone, Young's mother declined comment.
The chapter house was celebrating with Piazza, Davis and other students who had just accepted bids to join the fraternity.
Philadelphia attorney Tom Kline, who was hired by the Piazzas, was dismayed. "I was told that they had the situation under control and that my help was not needed and that my opinions were not relevant and not needed". This was not the first time Beta Theta Pi has been accused of engaging in excessive drinking, drug use and hazing. "The best way to shift culture is for students, alumni, and the university to work together". "It is numbing, described by the president of the university as inhumane and sickening, not my words but the president of Penn State", he said. Bream was employed by the fraternity as an adviser.
The Centre County District Attorney announced the resulting charges Friday.
Two years ago, prosecutors charged 37 members of the Pi Delta Psi fraternity at Baruch College in NY in the hazing death of 19-year-old freshman Chun Hsien "Michael" Deng.
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