Members of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity, 234 E. Beaver Ave., plan to plead not guilty to charges of furnishing alcohol to minors and will request a jury trial at their formal arraignment Feb. 27.

"We just want to get everything over with as soon as possible," said Joseph Chiodo, former president of Kappa Alpha. Chiodo was the fraternity's president when the incident occurred July 27.

The fraternity waived its right to a preliminary hearing last Wednesday at Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte on the advice of their lawyer, Chiodo said. A jury trial is planned for early March, he said.

According to court documents, the fraternity was officially charged on Dec. 12 with furnishing alcohol to minors as a result of a July 27 incident at the house.

Police documents say the State College Police Department responded to a fight in the front yard of the fraternity house in which 17-year-old Ammon Ali allegedly stabbed two members of Kappa Alpha Order and a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, 329 E. Prospect Ave.

Police monitored the house for more than two hours and arrested Ali, a State College resident, when he attempted to leave the fraternity.

Police said they observed a large party and empty beer cans scattered throughout the fraternity house.

Another 17-year-old involved in the altercation told police members of the fraternity had given him beer inside the house. Two other individuals under 21 also told police they had been served beer inside the fraternity house.

Ali was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, three counts of simple assault and one count each of recklessly endangering another person, making terrorist threats and harassment. The outcome of Ali's criminal proceedings cannot be released because he is a juvenile.

Court documents do not indicate the alcohol charges and Ali's criminal charges are related.

Although Centre County officials did not officially file charges until Dec. 12, the Interfraternity Council (IFC) sanctions were implemented and completed by the end of the fall semester, IFC President Andy Hackett said. Kappa Alpha never had an official trial with the IFC.