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Rutgers Shuts Down Fraternity After Hazing Hospitalization

10/28/2025

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Rutgers University permanently closed Alpha Sigma Phi chapter after a hazing incident on October 15, 2025.
A 19-year-old member was hospitalized after being electrically shocked during hazing activities involving water.
A second student was injured while attempting to help.
Rutgers imposed a cease-and-desist order and placed the chapter on probation amid investigations into multiple participants and prior code violations.
The fraternity house was burglarized later, with signs of forced entry.

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Rutgers University permanently closed Alpha Sigma Phi chapter after a hazing incident on October 15, 2025.
A 19-year-old member was hospitalized after being electrically shocked during hazing activities involving water.
A second student was injured while attempting to help.
Rutgers imposed a cease-and-desist order and placed the chapter on probation amid investigations into multiple participants and prior code violations.
The fraternity house was burglarized later, with signs of forced entry.