Hankins v. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Gamma Chi Chapter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION FELICIA HANKINS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 19-cv-00147 ) v. ) Judge Edmond E. Chang ) ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA ) SORORITY, INC, et al ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER On a winter’s day in January 2017, Jordan Hankins committed suicide in her dorm room at Northwestern University. R. 11, Am. Compl. ¶ 70.1 Jordan had allegedly suffered through severe hazing during a sorority-membership initiation process. Her mother, Felicia Hankins, now brings this case for the estate of her daughter, suing both the sorority…