A Dartmouth College sorority and two fraternity members have been charged in the drowning of Won Jang, whose body was found this spring in the Connecticut River following a campus party, police said.
New Hampshire police have found probable cause to charge Matthew Catrambone and Samuel Terry with one count each of furnishing alcohol to a person under 21, the Hanover Police Department said in a press release Friday. They are both members of Beta Alpha Omega fraternity, only one Jang belonged to.
The Alpha Phi sorority as a whole was charged with one misdemeanor count of operating an underage liquor store. Police said members of the sorority held a party on July 6 and more than 21 members of the fraternity bought and served alcohol.
The friendship and the sorcery were put on hold after Jang’s death. The suspension remains in effect pending the outcome of the school’s internal investigation, Dartmouth said in a statement.
Due to state law, the school said it cannot comment on individual student disciplinary matters.
Alpha Phi did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Police said after the game, many of the attendees “made the decision to swim in the river,” the news release states.
A heavy rainstorm hit while they were on the river and many of them left in “different groups,” police said. No one noticed that Jang, 20, was unidentified, according to authorities.
Jang was last seen partying with docks on the Connecticut River. His body was found in the water the next evening, about sixty feet from shore. The police said at the time they were investigating whether the shouting was the cause.
An autopsy determined the cause of her death was drowning, and a toxicology report found her blood alcohol level was .167.
Several people, including members of Jang’s family, told authorities that he could not swim.
“Dartmouth has always valued the contributions that Greek organizations bring to the student experience, while operating within their stated criteria and standards. These organizations, along with all Dartmouth students and community members, are responsible for ensuring that Dartmouth remains a safe, respectful, equitable, and inclusive community for students, faculty, and staff,” the college said in a statement.
In an email to graduate students on Thursday, Dartmouth said there was a website with mental health and wellness resources and it offered free swimming lessons, an updated student health plan, and other reduced-fee opportunities.
The Department of Safety and Security has also increased patrols near the waterfront, and there is improved lighting and signage around the bathing areas.
Dartmouth’s then-dean of the college, Scott Brown, once remembered Jang as someone who “enthusiastically participated in the Dartmouth community.” Jang, from Middletown, Delaware, was a member of the class of 2026 and majored in biomedical engineering.
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