13 turn themselves in over hazing death at Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University campus / niu.edu via CBS Chicago

DEKALB, Ill. Thirteen of the 22 people facing hazing-related charges following a Northern Illinois University student's death have turned themselves in to police.

A DeKalb Police Department spokesman said Tuesday seven people surrendered to police in DeKalb. All seven posted bond and were released.

The other suspects turned themselves in to other police departments. The spokesman did not know if they also had posted bond.

Nineteen-year-old David Bogenberger died after drinking heavily during a Nov. 1 party at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house.

Police said Bogenberger and other pledges drank large quantities of liquor during a two-hour period.

"The event that night involved the pledges rotating between several rooms in the fraternity house, being asked a series of questions, and then being provided cups of vodka and other liquor to drink," police said in a statement.

The coroner said Bogenberger's blood-alcohol content was about five times the legal limit for driving.

The university said 31 students could face penalties from reprimand to expulsion.

Bogenberger's family said in a statement that they appreciate law enforcement professionals who investigated David Bogenberger's death and "seek accountability for a horrible event."

"We have no desire for revenge," the family said. "Rather, we hope that some significant change will come from David's death. Alcohol poisoning claims far too many young, healthy lives.

"We must realize that young people can and do die in hazing rituals. Alcohol-involved hazing and initiation must end."

[PourpaixPourpaix]

An 18 year old is an adult in every way except one, the drinking age. Kids see right through the rhetoric. They are adults, will be held responsible for their actions, and therefore feel they will indulge in adult rights regardless of the law.

All states should include a clause to allow underage drinking under their parent's supervision starting at age 18 at the latest. I told my daughter not to drink at all, so she learned binge drinking from all the "smart" kids at school. With my son, I taught him how to drink responsibly and make responsible decisions for himself about whether/when to drink, including how to handle idiot binge drinkers who can't be happy unless they drag everyone else into the gutter. He fared much better as the result.

It all starts with doing the right things at home with reasonable discussions.

[BigMykul]

Oh, guess we need to ban fraternities and soroities now.

[PourpaixPourpaix]

At least the criminal ones should be banned.

[ichibandan]

I went to school in the 60's and couldn't understand how anyone would join an orginization that conducted Pig Parties. Shallow, shallow people.Now 45 years later, the cycle repeats itself.
And they call colleges " learning centers"!

[jsf14]

Don't put your fraternity or sorority affiliation on a job application. Many of us who have jobs to offer think joining a frat or sorority indicates you were not a serious student and putting it in your resume indicates you still have not grown up.

[jsf14]

Don't put your fraternity or sorority affiliation on a job application. Many of us who have jobs to offer think joining a frat or sorority indicates you were not a serious student and putting it in your resume indicates you still have not grown up.

[E_Robert5]

Wow, had no idea Frats were even remotely still relevant. My apologies, thought it was 2012.

[Henri_Rochard]

I think that's Williston Hall in the picture, not a frat house, with Altgeld Hall on the left.

[zerses]

Ok, so here's a question I haven't seen...

Where are the "house" mothers and fathers who are supposed to be the MENTORS and the WATCHERS over their fraternaties and sororities???

Where is the common sense here that anyone just out of high school and for several years are STILL BUILDING A PERSONALITY AND SENSES OF RESPONSIBILITY?

WHERE ARE THE ADULTS???

[PourpaixPourpaix]

Getting drunk, I suspect.

[Jonseen]

How stupid is this? There's enough information on hazing to know that they can get into serious trouble for doing it, and even bigger trouble if somebody gets hurt. Or worse.

And these drinking games have claimed lives OVER and OVER... this is such OLD information, that I have a very hard time understanding why this incident happened at all. Who would stage such an event? And why is it worth getting into a fraternity to DO these things?

I hope they shut this fraternity house down. I suppose they will. The national organizations usually take a zero tolerance approach to hazing, especially when bad things happen.

[Lyndasweet]

So 22 students thought it was ok if they killed someone....what????

[rezoner2]

Sure, they killed him. They tied him up and poured vodka in his mouth.

[CBSNancy]

lets give them all a failing grade in any humanities, health, sports, math, or any course. these 'frat' people are obviously imbeciles.

[inverse137]

Speaking of imbeciles...

I wouldn't exactly make a claim that binge drinking is unique to those "frat" people.

I think it is fairly common to...what's that name I'm looking for....oh yeah...all young people.