What a Fraternity Hazing Death Revealed About the Painful Search for an Asian-American Identity
‘‘In reality,’’ Daniel Li told the court, referring to the ritual’s rendition at Baruch — he was the president of
Pi Delta Psi there at the time of Deng’s death — the national Pi Delta Psi leaders ‘‘knew what was going on.’’
Deng was the last of his pledge class to go through the Glass Ceiling.
As Lai waited for an update on his Little’s condition, he started sending texts, the police later discovered, to the national president
of Pi Delta Psi, Andy Meng, the brother of Grace Meng, a congresswoman who represents the heavily Asian Sixth District in Queens.
They did not look at one another as Metzger briefly summarized the roles they had played in Michael Deng’s death — the tackles,
the text messages, the delays in seeking medical help, the scramble to dispose evidence that would tie them to Pi Delta Psi.
