STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Two Penn State fraternities and two students face misdemeanor charges in connection with the death of a freshman found dead on campus after a night of drinking last month.

University and State College police today filed two charges each against the Alpha Tau Omega and Phi Gamma Delta fraternities for allegedly providing 18-year-old Joseph Dado with alcohol on Sept. 19 and 20.

Mr. Dado, a graduate of Greater Latrobe High School, was found dead early Sept. 21 after falling onto a concrete stairwell about 75 yards from Phi Gamma Delta. An autopsy revealed Mr. Dado's blood alcohol level was 0.169 when he died, more than twice the level at which an adult driver is considered impaired.

Facing the same charges are a 21-year-old male who hosted Mr. Dado and a 21-year-old female who authorities say bought vodka for Mr. Dado earlier in the weekend.

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