Felicia Hankins, the mother of the late Northwestern women’s basketball player Jordan Hankins, filed a complaint Tuesday against the Northwestern Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, alleging that hazing during the pledging process led to “severe depression and anxiety” preceding her daughter’s suicide.
The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that various forms of hazing caused Jordan Hankins “severe anxiety and depression,” which led to her suicide in January 2017.
The complaint lists Alpha Kappa Alpha and 11 other parties as defendants. Student members and chapter advisers are listed, though Northwestern University is not.