Overview
- The national fraternity said its investigation determined hazing occurred during basement activities involving water and unreported new members.
- Leaders pledged to permanently expel any members found directly or indirectly involved and to cooperate with university and law-enforcement inquiries.
- Rutgers police found a 19-year-old student unresponsive after a disconnected 911 call, and authorities say he appeared to have contacted electricity or exposed wiring.
- The student remains hospitalized but is out of critical condition, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
- City officials declared the College Avenue fraternity house unsafe and uninhabitable due to multiple code violations, and the county probe has announced no charges to date.