Officer injured, fraternity suspended after brawl at OU

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ A University of Oklahoma fraternity has been suspended after a brawl that resulted in more than two dozen arrests, police said. <br><br>``The Delta Tau Delta fraternity has been suspended

Saturday, March 30th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ A University of Oklahoma fraternity has been suspended after a brawl that resulted in more than two dozen arrests, police said.

``The Delta Tau Delta fraternity has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation,'' OU spokesman Jeff Hickman said Friday. ``Basically, they can live in the house, but that's it.''

Hickman said no students have been suspended. The university will investigate the incident, he said.

Police responded to a fight in the parking lot of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house about 3:30 a.m. Friday morning.

According to police, several members of Delta Tau Delta fraternity went to the Sigma Phi Epsilon house and a large fright broke out. About 100 people were involved in the fight and several people were injured, police said.

Joshua Patrick Miller, 20, was beaten several times with a club or a bat, police said. Miller was transported to a Norman hospital, where he was treated for a head injury and released, hospital officials said.

Police said 25 people were cited or arrested for several offenses, including public intoxication, disturbing the peace and destruction of private property.

Eight police officers responded to the fight, said Norman police Lt. Glenn Dobry.

``There were some problems with beer bottles being thrown at officers, and some of them were spit on,'' Dobry said.

One police officer suffered minor injuries to his hands and arms after being pushed down, he said.