7 current college students explain the good, the bad, and the ugly truth about fraternities

The death garnered attention due to its highly documented, visual nature.

(Security footage provided a detailed account of events on the night of his death.)

In just the past few years, there have been other instances of hazing deaths at Baruch College, Fresno State, Northern Illinois University, and more.

In fact, since 1970, there has been at least one hazing-related death on college campuses every year. And hazing is far from the only problem that plagues fraternities.

We reached out to writers at various college newspapers throughout the United States and asked for their opinions on the status of fraternities today.

Here's what our campus correspondents had to say.