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Caleb Wilson's Family Rents Billboards Amid Omega Psi Phi Annual District Meeting Following Alleged Hazing Incident
Caleb Wilson's Family Rents Billboards Amid Omega Psi Phi Annual District Meeting Following Alleged Hazing Incident

The family of Caleb Wilson , a student who died following an alleged hazing incident, is raising awareness about the issue. They rented billboards in New Orleans to draw attention to Wilson’s death and to hazing. Wilson, a Southern University student, died earlier this year after an alleged, unsanctioned Omega Psi Fraternity, Inc. initiation event for the Lambda Alpha chapter. “Remember, while you celebrate… remember Caleb…” a billboard unveiled on Poydras Street on Thursday reads. It also includes a checklist with a single marked item: “Funeral and Burial.” Caleb Wilson’s family is using billboards to raise awareness about hazing The billboard was unveiled the same week members of Omega Psi Phi fraternity gathered for their annual district meeting. “These billboards are a public declaration of our grief, our love, and our fight for justice,” the Wilson family said, according to FOX 8 . “They speak to what Caleb lost—but also what the world lost. We want every student, parent,...

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