DALLAS — A 21-year-old student at Southern Methodist University lay in critical condition Monday after chugging water in what authorities say may have been a fraternity hazing.
Braylon Curry, a pledge with Alpha Phi Alpha, drank an unknown amount of water from a gallon container early Saturday during an off-campus competition with fraternity members and was hospitalized hours later after becoming dazed and incoherent, police said.
The fraternity, which only this spring was reinstated at SMU after a three-year suspension for hazing, has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.
The latest incident also appeared to be hazing, "but until we know the details, we can't make that final judgment," said Jim Caswell, vice president of student affairs.