Wisconsin police find dozens of partially clothed men in frat house basement in alleged hazing incident

September 25, 2026 / 8:52 AM EDT / CBS News

Two 20-year-olds were arrested after police were called to the scene of an alleged hazing incident where over two dozen young men were partially clothed and covered in liquids. Some of them were injured, police said.

The Madison Police Department said they received an anonymous tip about an event at the unaccredited Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. When they arrived at the house, they found about 30 "partially clothed males covered in food, condiments and other liquids" in the basement. The room's thermostat was set to 81 degrees, police said.

Several of the men had "visible injuries consistent with being abused," police said.

The "vast majority" of the men were 18, police said.

A photo with the men's faces redacted shows the group in a dirty space with black walls and the Alpha Epsilon Pi letters painted on a piece of furniture.

Two people, identified by police as Brayden J. Klein and Samuel N. Vane, were arrested for hazing and disorderly conduct and taken to the Dane County Jail. The Madison Police Department said that the president and vice president of the fraternity were present and spoke to responding officers, but…

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