UVa: Fraternity At Heart Of Rolling Stone Article Reinstated After Investigation

Protestors carry signs and chant slogans in front of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia, Saturday night, Nov. 22, 2014, in Charlottesville, Va. The protest, the most well-attended of sev... Protestors carry signs and chant slogans in front of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia, Saturday night, Nov. 22, 2014, in Charlottesville, Va. The protest, the most well-attended of several throughout the day, was in response to the university's reaction to an alleged sexual assault of a student revealed in a recent Rolling Stone article. (AP Photo/The Daily Progress, Ryan M. Kelly) MORE LESS
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The fraternity at the center of a controversial Rolling Stone article describing a culture of sexual violence at the University of Virginia has been reinstated after city police could not confirm an allegation that rape occurred at that fraternity’s house.

The Rolling Stone article described in graphic detail an alleged gang rape at the Phi Kappa Psi house.

In a statement Monday, the university said Charlottesville police told the university their investigation has not revealed any substantive basis to confirm the allegation.

The article led to a temporary suspension of fraternities and sororities’ social activities by the university. Phi Kappa Psi became the first fraternity to be reinstated after it agreed to new rules, including some that govern how alcohol is distributed at parties.

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