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Brayden Klein and Samuel Vane, leaders of an underground Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, were arrested and charged with hazing after about 30 pledges, mostly aged 18, were found injured and covered in condiments in a filthy basement. The incident occurred around 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday following an anonymous tip to police. The university stopped recognizing the fraternity as an official chapter in 2015, but it continued operating unofficially.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Wednesday night around 8:20 p.m., Madison police raided an off-campus fraternity house of Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) based on an anonymous tip. They found approximately 30 partially-clothed teenagers, mostly aged 18, covered in food and condiments, huddled together in a dingy, overheated basement set at a sweltering 81 degrees. Some pledges showed signs of physical assault.
The house belonged to an unrecognized and unaccredited student organization that had been terminated by the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW-Madison) over a decade ago but continued operating unofficially since then. Fraternity president Brayden J. Klein, 20, and vice president Samuel N. Vane, also 20, were arrested for misdemeanor hazing and disorderly conduct.
Both UW-Madison and the Madison Police Department are conducting separate investigations into the incident, with university officials stating they will impose sanctions ranging from reprimands to expulsion on any students found to have violated laws or policies.
Written for “Frat Hazing Incident Arrests” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
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.
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The Madison Police Department said Thursday it received an anonymous tip about an event in the basement of an off-campus chapter house after police received an anonymous tip.
Alpha Epsilon Pi was kicked off campus as a recognized chapter in 2015, but the organization maintained a presence at the Madison home.
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organization → say → home
Police say about 30 pledges, most of whom were 18, were found partially-clothed in a filthy basement around 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday.
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whom → say → Wednesday
The apparent hazing victims were “covered in food, condiments, and other liquids” and “had visible injuries consistent with being physically assaulted.”
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victims → cover → injuries
Brayden Klein and Samuel Vane, both 20, were charged with hazing and disorderly conduct.
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Klein → charge → hazing
Madison police are still investigating the matter.
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police → investigate → matter
The university said in a statement that while it stopped recognizing Alpha Epsilon Pi about a decade ago, the national organization has continued to recognize the Madison chapter, allowing it to exist in the community.
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it → say → community
The University of Wisconsin-Madison said in a statement that it will investigate students “implicated in the incident.”
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it → say → incident
Alpha Epsilon Pi was founded as a Jewish fraternity in 1913.
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Pi → found → 1913
The national organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the incident.
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organization → respond → incident
Its website lists a Madison, Wisconsin, chapter called “Pi,” but it does not cite an affiliation with the university.
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it → list → university
Anti-hazing advocates say underground chapters present a unique risk for hazing incidents because they are not monitored by officials at their college or university.
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they → say → college
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