A fraternity at Rutgers University in New Jersey has been suspended amid allegations of hazing, following the discovery of an unresponsive student at an off-campus residence last week.

According to reports from ABC6, emergency services were alerted to the incident at the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity house in New Brunswick after a 911 call was made on Wednesday.

Upon arrival, police officers found a 19-year-old male student who was unresponsive. He was immediately transported to a nearby hospital, where he remains in critical condition.

The university has expressed its deep concern over the situation. “Rutgers-New Brunswick is profoundly disturbed by the serious incident involving one of our students,” the institution stated in a message to Fox News Digital. “Our leadership is maintaining close communication with the student’s family, providing them support during this challenging period. We are hopeful for his complete recovery.”

“Rutgers-New Brunswick remains deeply concerned about the serious incident involving one of our students,” the university said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “University leadership is in close contact with the student’s family, offering support during this difficult time. We hope for his full recovery.”

While the cause of the incident remains under investigation, sources told ABC6 the student came in contact with electricity while at the house. 

A parent of another student living inside the house said the incident occurred while a group of students were listening to music when the victim came in contact with a live wire, according to NJ.com. 

Alpha Sigma Phi’s Rutgers University chapter has been suspended as authorities work to determine the cause of the student’s injuries, according to officials. (iStock)

Inspection records previously revealed the fraternity house has been the subject of numerous safety violations dating back to 2014, NJ.com reported. 

A July 2025 inspection reportedly identified multiple electrical hazards throughout the property – which is owned by the Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity and managed by the fraternity’s national housing branch, CLVEN – and other “life safety” issues. 

On Wednesday, the university issued a cease-and-desist order effectively pausing all activities for the fraternity, according to Rutgers’ website. The chapter has also been placed on social probation until Nov. 3, 2025, and organizational disciplinary probation until May 18, 2026. 

The student was reportedly injured after coming in contact with electricity at the off-campus home, according to ABC6.   (Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

Alpha Sigma Phi’s national organization has also placed the chapter on an interim suspension, the fraternity’s CEO Gordy Heminger said in a statement to Fox News Digital. 

“Hazing has no part in the Alpha Sigma Phi experience,” Heminger said. “It is not condoned nor is it tolerated.”

The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, which is leading the investigation, declined Fox News Digital’s request for additional information. Officials have not released the identity of the student.