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Rutgers Fraternity Suspended After Student Critically Injured

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A fraternity at Rutgers University has been placed on interim suspension following the hospitalization of a 19-year-old student with serious injuries. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning at the Alpha Sigma Phi chapter located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. University officials confirmed the suspension on Friday, citing ongoing investigations into the circumstances surrounding the student’s critical condition.

Rutgers University officials issued a cease and desist order on all fraternity activities on Wednesday, placing the Alpha Sigma Phi chapter under organizational disciplinary probation until May 18. In addition, the fraternity will remain on social probation until November 3.

According to a statement from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, Rutgers police responded to a residence on College Avenue at 12:26 a.m. Wednesday after receiving an emergency call that was later disconnected. Upon arrival, authorities discovered the injured student, who was unresponsive. He was subsequently transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where he is currently in critical condition. The specific location within the residence where the injuries occurred has not been disclosed by the prosecutor’s office.

In response to the incident, a notice has been posted on the fraternity house declaring it an unsafe structure. Gordy Heminger, a spokesperson for Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity, Inc., emphasized that the organization does not tolerate hazing in any form. He stated, “We are currently gathering information as to what happened that evening, but to be very clear… if it is determined by the fraternity, the university or law enforcement that the undergraduate members hazed that evening, the chapter will be closed, and any member who directly or indirectly participated in those activities will be permanently expelled.”

Heminger further noted that the fraternity regularly conducts training on health and safety guidelines, including hazing prevention, and that the Rutgers chapter had received this training just last month.

This incident coincides with a busy weekend at Rutgers, as both the New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses are hosting homecoming and Family Weekend events. Students on campus have expressed shock over the hospitalization. Freshman Adriana Lesniak remarked, “The whole scenario is insane because people pay a lot of money to join frats and stuff like that happens. You really have to think about, like, is it worth the money.”

Fraternity houses in the vicinity of College Avenue have declined to comment on the situation. Rutgers University has directed all inquiries regarding the incident to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

As investigations continue, the university community is left grappling with the implications of this serious incident and its potential repercussions for the fraternity involved.

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