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. According to a previous statement to The Dartmouth by College spokesperson Jana Barnello, APhi will not have access to its “physical plant” — a house on North Park Street — through the end of summer 2026.
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.
A College spokesperson, representatives from APhi national and GLASS did not respond to requests for comment by time of publication. TeKrony directed a request for comment to GLASS.
Vidushi Sharma ’27 is a managing editor and news reporter. She is majoring in Government and minoring in International Studies and Sociology. On campus, Vidushi is a Dickey Center War and Peace Fellow, an educational access advisor for the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact and an associate editor for the Dartmouth Law Journal.
