Monday, March 5, 2012

Former Norfolk State student sues fraternity, member over hazing. (Noteworthy news: the latest news from across the country).(Michlen Robinson)(Brief Article)

NORFOLK, VA.

Michlen Robinson has painful memories of fraternity life at Norfolk State University: paddle swats, punches and a punctured lung.

In a lawsuit filed last month in circuit court, Robinson says he was a hazing victim of Phi Beta Sigma on Sept. 21, 2000. He's suing the national fraternity group and a local chapter member for $500,000.

Robinson now attends Eastern Michigan University and is nervous about returning to Norfolk to have his lawsuit heard.

"Frankly, he's still scared," says Robinson's attorney, John Watts.

The fraternity's national organization, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., suspended the local chapter in …

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