Culolias had used a fake ID to get in there and drink, and Culolias’ mother, a California resident, is the one who filed the missing-person report with police. Culolias’ body was found in a nearby riverbed about two weeks later, although police never suspected foul play. The other incident giving the frat its “out of control” status was purportedly not a fraternity-sanctioned event, but a 20-year-old student in the fraternity was dumped at a hospital by his “friends” last month after a tequila-drinking contest, which nearly killed the student, who had a .47 blood-alcohol level. After many shots of tequila, the student, Aidan Mohr, passed out and started to vomit. And, according to one of his pals, his eyes started rolling back into his head. Mohr’s friends then debated with each other on what to do and ended up driving him to another friend’s house, who wanted to “evaluate” him. That friend advised a trip to the hospital, so Mohr’s “friends” put a note on him, wheeled him into the lobby of a Tempe hospital in a wheelchair, and took off. A few months ago, ASU banned the fraternity from the campus (although they were already living off-campus), which prevents them from doing any fraternity activities at the university. ‘CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL: STDS ON RISE. LOOK OUT ASU!’ Nov. 17, 2009 By James King (Note: While the following article is more of a general reminder to practice safe sex, we’re including it due to the casually tossed-off statistic that put ASU in the dog house, genitally speaking.) The newest data is in: Burning piss and itchy bumps are on the rise in the United States — again. The Centers for Disease Control announced today that reported sexually transmitted diseases increased to record levels in 2008. According to the CDC, there were 1.2 million new cases of chlamydia in the United States in 2008, up from the previous record 1.1 million in 2007. CDC officials believe that better screening methods for the clap can account for a portion of the increase. But when it comes to other diseases — like syphilis — they’re spreading. About 10 years ago, the CDC believed that syphilis was nearly extinct but the disease seems to be coming back with a vengeance in recent years. In 2008, there were about 13,500 new cases of the disease, up from 11,500 in 2007. We called the ASU health center to see if Sun Devils were feeling the burn (pun intended) of the increase. Nobody’s gotten back to us yet, but ASU has been at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to sexual health for years. ASU ranked 119 out of 139 schools in Trojan condoms’ 2008 “Sexual Health Report Card,” which is a little better than its 137th ranking in 2006. Bottom line: Bag it up, folks. ‘ASU IN BATTLE WITH LOCAL PORN SITE “SUN DEVIL ANGELS,” TMZ CLAIMS’ Feb. 19, 2013 By Matthew Hendley (Note: In the 2000s and 2010s, ASU had quite the porn problem — students punished for shooting scenes on campus, Backroom Casting Couch recruiting Sun Devils for videos and more. This is just one porn- related story we covered.) According to the rumor mill at TMZ, Arizona State University’s starting a legal battle against a locally based porn website, “Sun Devil Angels,” arguing that people on the ‘net might be confused by the website if they’re looking for information about the university. That gave us the, um, opportunity to visit the allegedly offending website to check out the claims. “In the docs, obtained by TMZ, ASU argues ... unless Sun Devil Angels is stopped immediately, the site is ‘likely to cause initial interest confusion among Internet users seeking information regarding ASU,’” TMZ reports. We couldn’t immediately find the refer- enced documents this morning, but we did compare the claim against the website — and we don’t really see it. The logo from the porno website looks absolutely nothing like anything related to the university. Really, there doesn’t seem to be anything even remotely related to A-State on the website, except for possibly the “Sun Devil Angels” name that ASU alleges infringes on its trademark. References on the internet put the home for Sun Devil Angels in either Scottsdale or Mesa, and a man named Raymond E. Coates applied for the “Sun Devil Angels” trademark a few years ago, although it was listed as “abandoned” in 2009. ‘10 WORST ASU FRAT PARTIES’ Jan. 27, 2014 By Matthew Hendley (Note: We don’t have the space to share every party on this list, so we’re just sharing a few. We think you’ll get the picture anyway.) Stripper Party In 2010, a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi told ASU administrators that he and others were sexually hazed by being pres- sured into performing sexual acts on strip- pers, according to ASU’s State Press. Photographs of the acts were among the evidence turned over to administrators. Stabbing During a 2010 party at the Sigma Nu frat house, a 21-year-old frat member went to his room after his brothers threatened to throw him in a pool, and said he’d stab them if anyone came in. Two guys went in there, and the frat brother stabbed one of them with a box cutter. He later pleaded guilty to a felony assault charge. ‘Gallon Challenge’ In 2009, Delta Sigma Phi had pledges participate in the “gallon challenge,” which consisted of the pledges drinking a gallon of milk and attempting not to vomit. They vomited — while standing atop the University Drive bridge. According to multiple reports, the vomiting caused a woman to rear-end another car on University Drive, injuring her and her 6-year-old kid. Everclear Plus Fire During a party last year at the home of a Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity member, another member of the fraternity allegedly tossed a bottle of Everclear into a bonfire. Police said the flaming alcohol landed on two girls, an 18-year-old student and a 17-year-old prospective student, severely burning them. ‘MLK Black Party’ The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity had its recognition revoked by ASU after members hosted a party in 2014 on the MLK holiday, during which (white) attendees dressed up in basketball jerseys and bandannas, threw up gang signs and drank out of a hollowed-out watermelon. The Devils’ Playground from p 18 Illustrations by Luster Kaboom
