Penn State cocaine case shakes campus culture as investigators tie two fraternities to trafficking

Prosecutors say a coordinated and highly profitable cocaine-trafficking operation centered on two Penn State fraternities has become a national story, even as many students say it hasn’t registered on campus beyond media coverage. With about 50,000 students on the main campus and more than 70 Greek organizations, the allegations highlight a national crime network linked to Greek life, while a senior described the situation as a campus rite of passage as investigators pursue the case.