During Spring Rush in February, 2017, sophomore Tim Piazza died after an initiation ritual that forced him to drink 18 drinks in 82 minutes.
A year later, fraternities at Penn State say that kind of behavior can’t and won’t happen again. But the culture of secrecy surrounding frats and rushing remains.
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VICE News talked to some would-be frat boys about peer pressure at Penn State — turns out, it still exists.
This segment originally aired Feb. 2, 2017, on VICE News Tonight on HBO.