Prosecutors said that as fraternity president, Wahib allowed members to haze pledges, including forcing them to consume hot sauce and exercise. He also permitted drug use to take place at the fraternity’s unofficial, off-campus house.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The former president of the now-defunct Sigma Pi fraternity at Ohio University pleaded guilty Tuesday morning toElijah R. Wahib, 22, of the Cleveland suburb of Westlake, entered a guilty plea to two counts of felony obstruction of justice, felony permitting drug use, and two counts of misdemeanor hazing.
The hearing, which would’ve taken place in Athens County Common Pleas Court, was conducted over Zoom video teleconference because of the coronavirus pandemic. That same day in February, current OU student Cullen W. McLaughlin, 20, of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of possession of LSD.
In return for their pleas, those four agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the remaining cases against Sigma Pi members, Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn said.“I want to extend my sincere condolences to the Wiant family,” he said.Wade and Kathleen Wiant, Collin’s parents, appeared via Zoom from their home in Dublin and addressed the court and Wahib.
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