Alpha Phi sorority will participate in formal recruitment at Dartmouth for the first time in two years this fall, according to the College’s Office of Greek Life and Student Societies website. In an April 2 email from Inter-Sorority Council president KJ TeKrony ’27 to GLASS assistant director for new member education and chapter management Makenzie Vandenbark and the presidents and recruitment chairs of each sorority, TeKrony wrote that representatives from APhi national would attend a recruitment planning meeting on April 3. The email was obtained and reviewed by The Dartmouth.
The College suspended APhi and Beta Alpha Omega fraternity in July 2024 following the death of Won Jang ’26. Jang, a member of Beta, had attended a social event co-hosted by the two Greek organizations in an off-campus apartment rented by several members of APhi on the evening of July 6. Following the event, Jang joined other attendees to swim in the Connecticut River. Students later fled the river following a sudden rainstorm. Jang’s body was recovered by authorities the next day.
APhi’s suspension lasted four terms from fall 2024 through fall 2025. The suspension was followed by a three-term alcohol probation, which will last through the summer term of 2026. In an email to The Dartmouth, Greek life and student societies director Hunter Carlheim wrote that APhi will not gain access to their physical plant until fall 2027 because APhi “currently has no members” and ”students will already be assigned to live in that space for the academic year" by the time the new chapter begins recruitment this fall.
In November 2024, the Hanover Police Department filed a misdemeanor charge against APhi as a corporation for “facilitating an underage alcohol house.” The charge was dropped in February 2025. Hanover Police captain Michael Schibuola wrote in a statement to The Dartmouth at the time that “no further charges are pending beyond what was already made public.”
APhi did not participate in recruitment in the fall of 2024 or 2025. Carlheim added in his email statement to The Dartmouth that GLASS has “established clear milestones and onboarding expectations for new organizations.” These include a “written agreement and plan that defines an onboarding timeline, recruitment philosophy, new member education plan, inter/national sponsorship, council sponsorship, risk management plan and educational training agreement”; “administrative onboarding deliverables” such as an “anti-hazing agreement and plan”; and “touch points and trainings with GLASS and campus partners.”
A College spokesperson and representatives from APhi national did not respond to requests for comment by time of publication. TeKrony directed a request for comment to GLASS.
Update Appended (April 9, 2:19 a.m.): This article has been updated to include information provided in an April 7 email statement to The Dartmouth by Greek life and student societies director Hunter Carlheim.
Vidushi Sharma ’27 is an executive editor and news reporter. She is majoring in Government and minoring in International Studies and Sociology.
