Lured into a world that's hard to escape, fraternity pledges are sold on brotherhood, status, girls and all that comes with being in an elite fraternity.

Lured into a world that's hard to escape, fraternity pledges are sold on brotherhood, status, girls and all that comes with being in an elite fraternity.

Each year for at least the last two decades a fraternity pledge has died in this country. And every year the rinse-and-repeat cycle of freshmen hitting campus and being hazed by their peers goes unchanged. Broken Pledge is the story of how a teenager goes off to college and dies. It exposes the underbelly of a system that allows fraternities and universities to protect their brands instead of standing up for victims. 

Each year for at least the last two decades a&nbsp;fraternity pledge has died in this country. And every year the rinse-and-repeat cycle of freshmen hitting campus and being hazed by their peers goes unchanged.&nbsp;Broken Pledge is the story of how a teenager goes off to college and dies. It exposes the underbelly of a system that allows fraternities and universities to protect their brands instead of standing up for victims.&nbsp;

Broken Pledge

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Chapter 2: The Pledge

Dispatch opinion and engagement editor Amelia Robinson speaks with Star House CEO Ann Bischoff on the latest episode of the Then What Happened podcast. During this edition we talk about youth homelessness, discuss why foster care is so important, and learn about the mission of Star House and how it’s developed as a positive community resource. 

Dispatch opinion and engagement editor Amelia Robinson speaks with Star House CEO Ann Bischoff on the latest episode of the Then What Happened podcast. During this edition we talk about youth homelessness, discuss why foster care is so important, and learn about the mission of Star House and how it’s developed as a positive community resource.

Columbus CEO Ann Bischoff talks youth homelessness and foster care

What is Star House? Columbus CEO Ann Bischoff talks youth homelessness and foster care

Columbus Dispatch opinion and engagement editor Amelia Robinson speaks with Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio on the latest edition of the Then What Happened podcast. During this episode we discuss Jen’s upbringing, why democracy is so important, and talk about how gerrymandering affects Ohio.

Columbus Dispatch opinion and engagement editor Amelia Robinson speaks with Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio on the latest edition of the Then What Happened podcast. During this episode we discuss Jen’s upbringing, why democracy is so important, and talk about how gerrymandering affects Ohio.

Why democracy is so important and breaking down gerrymandering with Jen Miller

"NIMBYism" and "economic segregation" aren't exactly household terms. They should be.

Understanding those terms and others may lead to solutions to the Columbus area's affordable housing crisis.

Dispatch Opinion Editor Amelia Robinson talked exclusionary zoning and several other topics with author Richard Kahlenberg for the latest episode of "The Then What Happened" podcast.

Columbus is featured in Kahlenberg's new book "Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See."

"NIMBYism" and "economic segregation" aren't exactly household terms. They should be.
Understanding those terms and others may lead to solutions to the Columbus area's<a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2024/02/21/shelter-board-ceo-addresses-latitude-colonial-village-housing-crises/72660788007/"> affordable housing crisis.</a>
Dispatch Opinion Editor Amelia Robinson talked exclusionary zoning and several other topics with <a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2023/11/28/do-some-columbus-communities-have-snob-zoning-author-to-discuss-it/71665100007/">author Richard Kahlenberg</a> for the latest episode of "The Then What Happened" podcast.
Columbus is featured in Kahlenberg's new book "Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See."

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