Two leaders of an underground University of Wisconsin-Madison fraternity were arrested and charged with hazing after dozens of pledges were found injured, shirtless and covered in condiments in a dingy basement.
Police in Wisconsin began investigating a suspected hazing incident on September 25, 2026, after about 30 partially-clothed young men covered in food, condiments, and other liquids were discovered in the basement of a fraternity house near University of Wisconsin-Madison. The investigation aims to determine whether illegal hazing occurred.
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