All remaining members of NC State University’s Sigma Nu fraternity were ordered to vacate their fraternity house by 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Members received notice Friday, giving them until Tuesday afternoon to move out.
Sigma Nu, the first chartered fraternity at the university, will close its doors indefinitely following allegations of hazing and the discovery of graphic videos during law enforcement searches conducted in October.
Ben Grimstead, a member of the Triangle Fraternity, a fraternity for men in engineering, architecture and science that opened its chapter at NC State in 2026, spoke with WRAL News Monday outside the Sigma Nu house. During the conversation, he said that although his fraternity was new, they had learned to avoid what Sigma Nu is accused of in the search warrants.
“Honestly, my fraternity is pretty new. We’ve had a lot of lessons about this stuff. And it’s interesting to see both sides of the coin. Because something like this shocked me to the core,” Grimstead said.
Law enforcement agents executed six search warrants related to the Brotherhood in October. The arrest warrants were released Thursday. Wake County Prosecutor Lorrin Freeman told WRAL News last week that the investigation could lead to criminal charges as early as this week.
By Monday evening, security guards said most of the members had moved out, although a few had stayed to clean the house before Tuesday’s deadline.
WRAL obtained a 3D virtual tour of the home’s interior showing the soon-to-be-vacated bedroom but not the activity room, mentioned in the search warrants.
According to Sigma Nu National Headquarters, the fraternity’s alumni house and university will determine the future of the property.
The fraternity reported having 77 members last spring.
WRAL News asked university officials and the fraternity’s national headquarters why members were given such a short time to vacate and whether alternative on-campus housing would be offered. University officials did not respond. National headquarters declined to comment on these matters.
WRAL News also asked national headquarters if it had a plan to reestablish the fraternity chapter at NC State.
A spokesperson told WRAL that reinstatement would be determined at a later date.
The fraternity would be eligible to apply for university recognition again in about four years. A Sigma Nu spokesperson said a decision on whether to reapply would be made at a later date.
In 2024, members of NC State’s Delta Sigma Phi fraternity were given 20 days’ notice to vacate their positions after the fraternity lost university recognition for conduct violations.
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