Fraternity members at Beta Theta Pi resisted getting help for 19-year-old Timothy Piazza, causing him to suffer for hours and possibly making his injuries worse, a prosecutor said Friday in announcing the results of a grand jury investigation. The eight defendants facing more serious charges were scheduled to appear before a judge late Friday to be arraigned and have bail set. And for nearly 12 hours, no one called police] 
 
 The fraternity brothers’ actions, and inaction, were detailed in grand jury investigation findings released Friday by Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller.  Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller, left, hugs Evelyn Piazza as her husband Jim stands in the background after announcing the findings in the investigation of the February death of the... (Associated Press) 
 
 BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Eighteen Penn State fraternity brothers have been charged with crimes ranging up to involuntary manslaughter in the case of a pledge who authorities say repeatedly fell down a flight of stairs after he and others were made to run a gantlet of drinking stations where they guzzled vodka, beer and wine. His parents, Jim and Evelyn Piazza, stood by as the charges were announced, according to an Associated Press report from the news conference Friday, and his father said the death didn’t have to happen: “Sadly,” Jim Piazza said, “we’re never going to see his smile again except in pictures.” 
 
 Eric Barron, the president of Penn State, responded to the grand jury’s findings with a statement expressing horror and determination to enforce strict new rules: 
 
 The details alleged in these findings are heart-wrenching and incomprehensible. "This is the result of a feeling of entitlement, flagrant disobedience of the law and disregard for moral values that was then exacerbated by egregious acts of self-preservation. Again, this did not have to happen." It described videotape of Piazza being helped staggering, hunched over, to a couch and later trying unsuccessfully to open the front door, then “severely staggering” in the direction of the basement steps a little before 11 p.m. Piazza died Feb. 4 as a result of a traumatic brain injury. According to prosecutors, members of the fraternity testified to a grand jury that Beta was supposed to be a "dry" house, but alcohol was still consumed during its events. Timothy Piazza’s death led to the permanent banning of the fraternity from Penn State, and strict new rules for Greek organizations on campus. [Penn State bans fraternity, tightens rules amid criminal inquiry into student’s death] 
 
 The grand jury’s presentment describes pledges ordered to go through a gauntlet of drinking stations at the party that night, at which they were ordered to quickly drink vodka, shotgun a beer, and so on. Cameras Capture Pledge Event 
 
 Surveillance footage from inside the house shows much of what was happening that night and the aftermath of Piazza's fall, according to the grand jury investigation. About 20 minutes later, a "visibly intoxicated" Piazza was assisted to a couch, but he got up and staggered toward the front door, detectives said. He's later shown trying unsuccessfully to open the front door, then "severely staggering drunkenly toward the basement steps" at about 10:45 p.m., the grand jury report said. At one point, a newly initiated member of the fraternity saw Piazza, became upset and screamed at the others that they needed to get him to the hospital. The grand jury concluded that this was not an isolated incident but rather, “the Penn State Greek community nurtured an environment so permissive of excessive drinking and hazing that it emboldened its members to repeatedly act with reckless disregard to human life.” 
 
 The Beta Theta Pi chapter house was celebrating with Piazza and other students who had just accepted bids to join the fraternity one night in February. Four brothers carried his limp body back upstairs, where some poured liquid on him and one slapped him in the face, the jury said. An attorney for the chapter did not immediately respond to telephone or email messages seeking comment. "His chest was bare, his breathing heavy and he had blood on his face." He was discovered in the basement at about 10 a.m. 
 
 "Timothy was lying on his back with his arms clenched tight at his sides and his hands in the air," grand jurors wrote. During the next 40 minutes, fraternity brothers shook him, tried to prop him up, covered him with a blanket, wiped his face and attempted to dress him before one finally called 911, the grand jury said. Detectives said the brothers used a group chat discussion to come up with a plan to cover up what happened. “As such, and despite the number of accolades bestowed upon the former chapter by the university in recent years, the International Fraternity stands by its decision to suspend and disband the former chapter on February 17, 2017.” 
 
 Read the Charges and Presentment here: 
 
 Read the Beta Theta Pi Statement here: “We have also seen a rise in the intensity of excessive drinking and hazing at Penn State and elsewhere, despite more than a decade of focus and the introduction of educational and other programs, as well as policies that clearly spell out consequences.” 
 
 Leaders of Beta Theta Pi International responded in a written statement Friday, saying the charges “are incredibly disheartening as the organization and its membership continue to grieve Tim’s passing and the pain experienced by his family.” 
 
 They wrote that the fraternity had cooperated fully with officials in the investigation and that early findings indicated that “the behavior of several undergraduate members was in direct contradiction of the International Fraternity’s expectations and risk management policies, as well as the International Fraternity’s reputation and commitment to character development.” 
 
 The fraternity underscored that it does not tolerate hazing or alcohol abuse, and that the former members were well educated by both the fraternity and the university on those polices, “however, they are entitled to the presumption of innocence as they face these charges. Penn State President Eric Barron added that the charges were "heart-wrenching and incomprehensible." He also wrote that the chapter, which had a policy banning alcohol, appeared to be a “model” fraternity. Indeed, since this tragic incident occurred, the university suspended Sigma Alpha Mu for its flagrant violations of our measures.
– Eighteen fraternity members have been charged—eight of them with manslaughter—after a 19-year-old died during a pledging party in February at Penn State, the Washington Post reports. Video from security cameras inside the Beta Theta Pi frat helped authorities piece together the final hours of Timothy Piazza's life. Those findings, which Penn State's president calls "sickening," were released Friday. According to NBC News, it started with a drinking competition called "the gauntlet" in which Piazza and other pledges drank copious amounts of alcohol—despite Beta Theta Pi supposedly being a dry frat. Videos show Piazza unable to open a door and needing help to walk. Doctors estimate he had a BAC of nearly 0.40, the AP reports. After stumbling around, Piazza falls head first down a flight of stairs. Frat members carry him to a couch and attempt to wake him up, pouring water on him, slapping him, falling on him, and putting a backpack full of books on him. Prosecutors say frat members may have made Piazza's injuries worse. When one frat member says they need to take Piazza to the hospital, he is slammed against a wall and told to leave. Over the next 12 hours, Piazza would fall twice, hitting his head at least once, before falling down the flight of stairs a second time. Upon finding him at the bottom of the stairs in the morning, frat members waited 40 minutes before calling 911. During that time they were allegedly planning how to cover up what happened. "This did not have to happen," Piazza's father said Friday.