Two members of a Dartmouth sorority and fraternity face charges after party-goer student drowns

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Two members of a sorority and a fraternity at Dartmouth College are facing charges in the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party this summer.

Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, was reported missing in July after a party. State and local emergency responders searched the Connecticut River and found his body.

On Friday, police in Hanover, New Hampshire, where Dartmouth is located, announced that Alpha Phi had been charged with facilitating an underage drinking house. Two members of Beta Alpha Omega were charged with providing alcohol to a person under 21 years of age.

The party was hosted by Alpha Phi sorority and alcohol was provided by Beta Alpha Omega. Most of the partygoers were under the age of 21. At the end of the party, many attendees decided to swim in the river, police said. There was a heavy rainstorm on the river and most people left. Jang, whose family told authorities he could not swim, was left behind.

At the time of the incident, Dartmouth suspended the sorority and fraternity, and those suspensions remain in effect. Jang was a member of Beta Alpha Omega.

“Dartmouth has long valued the contributions that Greek organizations bring to the student experience when they operate within their stated values and standards,” the college said in a statement. The statement was included. “These organizations, as well as all Dartmouth students and community members, have a responsibility to ensure that Dartmouth remains a safe, respectful, equitable and inclusive community for students, faculty and staff.”

No one from Alpha Phi could be reached for comment.

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