The fraternity where a Kansas State University freshman and Overland Park native died after falling from a window this weekend in Manhattan saw its University of Kansas chapter shut down for hazing in 2022.

Jack Fleischaker, 19, fell from a second-story window of a fraternity house near the university campus, Riley County police told WIBW in Topeka.

The incident occurred early Saturday, according to WIBW. The Riley County Police Department did not immediately respond to The Star’s request for comment.

Riley County police told a Topeka TV station that the incident occurred at a fraternity house in the 1200 block of Fremont Street. The fraternity home for Sigma Chi, Fleischaker’s fraternity, is the only building that matches the description.

In 2022, the University of Kansas chapter of Sigma Chi was shut down by the national organization for participating in years of hazing activities and lying about it to national leaders.

In August, KU spokesperson Erinn Barcomb-Peterson wrote in an email to The Star, “Sigma Chi, which was sanctioned by its national organization, does not have current members and is now focused on rebuilding its membership.”

Kansas State University confirmed that hazing occurred at fraternities Beta Theta Pi, Pi Kappa Alpha and Delta Upsilon.

The three Kansas Sigma Chi chapters have not been reported for hazing in the last year and a half, according to the universities’ federally mandated Campus Hazing Transparency Report. They are located at Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University and Fort Hays State University.

A freshman accounting and finance major, Fleischaker was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, according to his LinkedIn and Instagram accounts.

Michelle Geering, spokesperson for Kansas State University, wrote in a statement Wednesday afternoon:

“The university has offered support to the family and has also offered assistance and student support resources to the fraternity members. We are reviewing available information to determine the next steps in accordance with our policies and procedures,” Geering wrote.

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In fall 2025, the K-State chapter of Sigma Chi gained 27 new members, bringing the total membership to 91. At that time, 62 members lived in the house.

At that time, K-State had 20 registered fraternities, with a total of 1,528 members. One in five undergraduate students were involved in Greek life in the fall.

The K-State Sigma Chi house at 1224 Fremont St. is owned by the national Sigma Chi organization, according to the Riley County appraiser’s office. Built in 1982, the building received a $2.1 million addition in 2018. According to the Riley County recorder of deeds, the building is two stories tall and contains 70 beds.

The Riley County Police Department did not immediately respond to multiple requests for comment.

The Star filed a Kansas Open Records Act request for the police report of the incident, and had not received the documents as of Thursday morning.

The national Sigma Chi organization and K-State’s student Interfraternity Council did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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