--- description: The University of Michigan chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu is in big trouble title: University of Michigan Sigma Alpha Mu Chapter Suspended for Vandalism image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Fraternity Was Suspended After Completely Destroying a Ski Resort by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 23, 2015 12:36 PM CUT by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 23, 2015 12:36 PM CUT The national office of fraternity Sigma Alpha Nu [has suspended](http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/01/22/fraternity-suspended-amid-allegations-ski-resort-vandalism/22192461/ "undefined") the University of Michigan chapter after a ski weekend gone very, very bad. Treetops Resort near Gaylord, Mich. suffered $50,000 in damages to walls, ceilings, windows, furniture and carpeting when 120 fraternity and sorority members ran amok last weekend, the _Detroit Free Press_ reports. The fraternity could face criminal charges, but in the mean time, the university is investigating wrongdoing and chapter president Joshua Kaplan has said they will be “working with the management of the resort to pay for all damages and cleaning costs.” Looks like this is one frat mess that can’t be cleaned up with a bucket full of sawdust. \[[_Detroit Free Press_](http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/01/22/fraternity-suspended-amid-allegations-ski-resort-vandalism/22192461/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3680025/fraternity-suspended-destroyed-resort/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3680025/fraternity-suspended-destroyed-resort/"},"headline":"This Fraternity Was Suspended After Completely Destroying a Ski Resort","datePublished":"2015-01-23T12:36:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:49:40.253Z","description":"The University of Michigan chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu is in big trouble","url":"https://time.com/3680025/fraternity-suspended-destroyed-resort/","keywords":["Crime","university of michigan","fraternities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3680025/fraternity-suspended-destroyed-resort/","name":"This Fraternity Was Suspended After Completely Destroying a Ski Resort"}}]}] ```