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CHAPEL HILL — The UNC-Chapel Hill Greek Judicial Board has placed the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, whose president was shot and killed by an Archdale officer in August, on one-year social probation.

The probation, ending the final day of exams May 7, includes formals, informals, mixers, cocktails, tailgates and alumni events. The student-run board oversees and reviews disciplinary or behavior issues for the Interfraternity Council, which governs DKE and 21 other fraternities at UNC.

The board’s decision came as a result of an investigation into whether any university or fraternity policies were violated at a party Courtland Benjamin Smith attended hours before he was shot by Officer Jeremy Flinchum, 29, who is on administrative leave.

The board found that the fraternity violated security guard, guest list and alcohol policies at the party.

At least one security guard and a guest list must be present during a chapter house event. The Interfraternity Council alcohol policy prohibits common-source containers, such as kegs, cases of beer, alcoholic punches, and liquor and wine bottles. It also forbids alcohol at recruitment parties and group purchase of alcohol.

The fraternity has agreed to require an information session at the beginning of each semester for all brothers on rules and regulations for social activities. It has created three new fraternity vice presidents to increase the number of members with authority.

Fraternity members also will sponsor and build a Habitat for Humanity house in Smith’s name and participate in a mandatory substance abuse awareness program proposed by alumni.

Smith, 21, was shot by an Archdale police officer after being stopped on Interstate 85 just before 5 a.m. Aug. 23.

He called 911 as he drove west at a high speed. He told a dispatcher that he was trying to kill himself, that he had been drinking and that he had a 9 mm handgun.

At least one of the two police cars on the scene had a dashboard video camera. A Randolph County assistant district attorney had a judge seal the recording Aug. 25.

A Randolph County judge will decide this week if that recording will be released.

The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating Smith’s death.

Contact Dioni L. Wise at 373-7090 or dioni.wise@news-record.com