BGSU student describes friendship with Stone Foltz, affected by alleged fraternity hazing

An attorney speaking on behalf of the family of BGSU sophomore Stone Foltz said Saturday afternoon that the student is being kept alive while they work with doctors to donate his organs in the wake of an alleged alcohol-fueled fraternity hazing incident.

A statement from the national Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) fraternity on Saturday erroneously stated Foltz's death, his family said through attorney Sean Alto with Cooper Elliot law firm, speaking on behalf of Foltz family.

A social media post from Foltz's mother, cleared for publication by Alto, reads:

"Please have respect, be considerate and passionate. Please don't post comments on details of what you heard. Stone is still with us for the time as we go thru the process to donate his organs. Hug your children and tell them everyday how much you love them."

The national fraternity on Saturday said described Thursday's activities as an "alleged incident of alcohol-related hazing at an off-campus event."

A BGSU student who says his roommate is pledging Pi Kappa Alpha gave his account to WTOL 11 on Friday. He asked for his identity to be hidden because he knows people involved in the alleged misconduct. He also told us that the conversations he had with his pledge roommate made him fear for his roommate's life.

"We have to drink a handle of any alcohol that our big gives us. We have to finish the whole thing in the time we're there before we leave."

That's the last thing this student said he heard from his roommate until he came back later that night from a party that's now the center of an investigation at BGSU.

"I've never seen my roommate more drunk in his entire life. He immediately went to the bathroom and was throwing up in the toilet for just 15 minutes to an hour and making himself vomit," he said.

The student who spoke with WTOL 11 is not part of Greek life at the university. He says he talked to us because he's afraid students will continue to get sick or die if no changes are made.

"It's crazy to me that they can allow this deathly and neglectful drinking to go on. I think it's incredible to me that they try to hide themselves behind this organization," the student said.

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[RobertDeloyd]

Another young life may have been lost to fraternity hazing. Many lives have been cut at the umbilical cord of a promising future by hazing. Lives that could have been full of accomplishments, ideas, laughter, friendships, and love ended at the hands of stupid arrogant brutal upper classmates. Those who participated in these idiotic rituals of hazing should be held accountable and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
I believe drugs and alcohol have no place in the educational system, either on or off campus. Especially for college students who have enough on their minds and need to be free from intimidation and pressure of bullies from fraternities who coerce the students into something so dangerous as to lose their lives. These brutal barbaric initiations have to stop.
Sorry for the rant, I do not know Stone Foltz and was so taken by his story and felt I had to respond. I've seen enough of these in the news over the years, and still, nothing has been done. Maybe if we all took the time to respond something good might come out of this tragedy. Maybe our voices will finally be heard and laws passed to prevent such that have happened to this young man and save others from the same fate.
We can only hope and pray Stone survives.
My heart goes out to the Family and Friends of Stone Foltz <3

[secretagentcat]

Why do the frats not just take as many bong hits as possible instead? These kids ARE educated about the dangers of alcohol, why why why why

[rosewhite]

Heartbroken for this family! 💔😞 I sincerely hope every one of these frat boys is strung up- life is not a game! Alcohol is not a game! And I hope BGSU gets its act together & ends its historical undergrad culture of excessive drinking- everyone knows it's a "party school" & it's SHAMEFUL. This should've never happened, BGSU. All my love to this boy's family & to his brave roommate who spoke up 🙏🤍🤍🤍