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Alpha Sigma Phi Closes Rutgers Chapter After Hazing Finding

Prosecutors are probing possible electrical exposure in the house’s basement.

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.