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Leaders of underground University of Wisconsin frat arrested after dozens of students found half-naked pledges trapped in sweltering, garbage-covered basement
daily mail ^ | 25 September 2026 | By ANANYA SWAROOP

Posted on 09/25/2026 5:51:30 PM PDT by Morgana

Two young men, identified by police as leaders of a banned University of Wisconsin fraternity, were arrested for an alleged horrific hazing incident.

Fraternity president Brayden J Klein and vice president Samuel N Vane, both 20, were taken into custody by the Madison Police on Wednesday.

The officers arrived at the location at 8.20pm after they received an ‘anonymous tip' about the events that were taking place at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, located along the 100 block of Langdon Street, Madison, about 80 miles west of Milwaukee.

They allegedly found 30 half-clothed teens covered in ‘food, condiments, and other liquids’ in a grungy, sweltering basement.

‘A thermostat in the room was set to 81 degrees creating hot and humid conditions,’ the department report said.

The majority of the victims were recognized as 18-year-olds, the police added.

Klein and Vane were arrested and taken to Dane County Jail for disorderly conduct over the alleged hazing.

No other charges have been announced in relation to the incident, CBS News reported. The Madison Police Department said that the investigation remains ‘ongoing and active.’

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.com ...


TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: 18yearolds; alphaepsilon; braydenjklein; college; culturerot; frat; samuelnvane; stench; wisconsin
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Was this frat house on double secret probation before this went down?
1 posted on 09/25/2026 5:51:30 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

These headlines are so lurid and then the photo shows them fully dressed except for shirts.


2 posted on 09/25/2026 5:57:22 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12

I know, right?


3 posted on 09/25/2026 6:05:36 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Morgana

Not a food fight -

Students at SoCal college reveal they’re arming themselves — as school is rocked by multiples rape cases

https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/cal-state-san-marcos-students-fear-campus-after-four-reported-rapes/


4 posted on 09/25/2026 6:12:30 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: lee martell

Think of all the things in our lives that we have done, “half naked” Daily Mail, or “nearly naked”, according to the Post.


5 posted on 09/25/2026 6:13:44 PM PDT by ansel12
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Family of teen killed after underground Cal State Fullerton frat event takes aim at ‘fake’ fraternities

https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/family-of-csuf-teen-killed-after-fraternity-event-takes-aim-at-fake-org/


6 posted on 09/25/2026 6:16:26 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: lee martell

And men here say females are crazy.

This foolishness isn’t limited to ‘underground’ fraternities, it’s been happening forever above ground too.

Why don’t they demand some kind of useful ‘good works’ for admittance to their fraternities?

I guess young men are dangerously irrational and should never be permitted to vote.


7 posted on 09/25/2026 6:16:45 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: ansel12
Is it them again, Yogi?

Well, uhh, I don't think I can say, BooBoo.

8 posted on 09/25/2026 6:18:02 PM PDT by MurrietaMadman (The Gates of hell shall not prevail against you )
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To: MurrietaMadman

When I worked in academia, Black fraternities were branding members with wire coat hangers.

Those were men!

/s


9 posted on 09/25/2026 6:24:29 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Morgana

Check out this architectural gem on Google Earth!
112 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53703


10 posted on 09/25/2026 6:24:44 PM PDT by pingman (Hi Ho Silver! AWAY!)
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To: MurrietaMadman

I’m afraid you lost me there.


11 posted on 09/25/2026 6:26:53 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12

I’m sure I did ;^)


12 posted on 09/25/2026 6:28:47 PM PDT by MurrietaMadman (The Gates of hell shall not prevail against you )
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To: MurrietaMadman

So what did the post mean?


13 posted on 09/25/2026 6:34:47 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: Jamestown1630

“I guess young men are dangerously irrational and should never be permitted to vote.”

The voting age should be raised to 25 right after we repeal the 19h Amendment.

L


14 posted on 09/25/2026 6:36:18 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Jamestown1630

Oh, yeah. Omega Psi Phi.


15 posted on 09/25/2026 6:42:05 PM PDT by real saxophonist (Phil Weiser claps on 1 and 3. So does Jena Griswold.)
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To: Lurker

And then you’ll make us ‘handmaids’ - no different from Muslim women.


16 posted on 09/25/2026 6:44:17 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Morgana

Dozens of students found the pledges?

Help me understand.


17 posted on 09/25/2026 6:45:42 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: ansel12

I truly thought this hazing stupidity was a thing of the past.


18 posted on 09/25/2026 6:46:59 PM PDT by cornfedcowboy ( )
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To: Jamestown1630

Some folks have a well concealed, though never ending period of adolescence, a period of accepted mannerism disguised as peer bonding or benign addiction.


19 posted on 09/25/2026 6:52:24 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Morgana
Students at Winston University never have issues with fake frats.


20 posted on 09/25/2026 6:53:00 PM PDT by Pilsner
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