Overview
- Alpha Sigma Phi’s national office concluded hazing occurred and shut the Rutgers chapter, with permanent expulsions for members found directly or indirectly involved.
- A 19-year-old student found unresponsive at the fraternity house on Oct. 15 was hospitalized in critical condition and is now out of critical but remains in care.
- The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office leads the criminal investigation and has reported indications the student may have contacted exposed wiring in a dark basement.
- Fraternity leadership said multiple health and safety rules were violated and described a lineup in which water became involved.
- New Brunswick officials previously shuttered the house as unsafe and uninhabitable for multiple violations, and no criminal charges have been announced to date.