This post was updated Sept. 10 at 4:36 p.m.

UCLA has suspended the campus chapters of Lambda Chi Alpha and Sigma Alpha Zeta for violating policies related to hazing and safety, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life announced Tuesday. 

The university suspended Sigma Alpha Zeta, a multicultural sorority, for one year through Aug. 7, 2027, said Lindsey Goldstein, director for the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, in a Tuesday email to fraternity and sorority members. 

Lambda Chi Alpha, a fraternity which UCLA initially placed on interim suspension in November 2025, has been suspended for two years through July 17, 2028, she added. Before suspending the chapter in November 2025, UCLA put Lambda Chi Alpha on probation through Sept. 30, 2027, according to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life’s community report for the 2024-25 academic year. 

Suspended student groups are excluded from University activities and privileges, and additional violations can lead to further disciplinary action, according to UCLA’s Student Group Conduct Code.

The Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life, the Interfraternity Council and the Multi-Interest Greek Council will not recognize their respective chapters during the suspension, Goldstein said in the email. Sigma Alpha Zeta and Lambda Chi Alpha may apply for reestablishment after the suspensions end.  

“UCLA takes allegations of hazing and other conduct that threatens the health and safety of our students seriously,” Goldstein said. “Every member of our community has a role in ensuring hazing is not part of any new member or aspirant experience.”

Sigma Alpha Zeta understands the seriousness of the chapter’s suspension, said Yvette Castillo, president of its National Governing Board, in an emailed statement.

“Our National Governing Board is strengthening organizational oversight, education, and risk-management practices across all chapters while continuing to support Zeta Chapter through accountability, reflection, and growth,” she said in the statement. “These circumstances do not reflect the conduct or standing of our other chapters, which remain committed to providing safe and supportive environments for their members and campus communities.” 

UCLA’s next Campus Hazing Transparency Report in December will include information about the university’s review of both chapters, including the policies they violated, a list of imposed sanctions and summaries of the incidents, Goldstein said in an emailed statement.  

“The Office of Student Conduct completed student group reviews involving both chapters, which resulted in findings of violations of the UCLA Student Group Conduct Code,” she said in the statement.

Lambda Chi Alpha did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the suspensions. 

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Both chapters are required to meet additional conditions – which can include meeting with school advisors, implementing greater oversight of member processes and participating in designated educational programs – before they can be reestablished, Goldstein said in the email.

Goldstein also shared resources in the email, including a UCLA webpage about hazing prevention and reporting.

“OFSL remains committed to preventing hazing and helping chapters in identifying and eliminating concerning practices,” she said.