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Ohio State University investigating fraternity after video appears to show two people on fire
NBC News ^ | 11/09/2026 | Doha Madani

Posted on 11/09/2026 3:21:06 PM PST by Responsibility2nd

An Ohio State University fraternity is being investigated after video of two young men seemingly on fire circulated online over the weekend.

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was placed on “interim suspension” pending a full investigation, according to a statement Sunday from OSU. The administration described it as an “extremely concerning incident” and noted that it referred the matter to law enforcement.

“Ohio State is committed to a safe and healthy environment and expects students and student organizations to uphold that commitment and the university’s values,” the statement said.

OSU suspends, investigates frat after disturbing video 00:00 00:00 The video posted online starts with someone in a sweatsuit on the ground with his pants engulfed in flames. That individual gets up and tackles another person in a matching sweatsuit, resulting in the second person’s clothing being ignited.

Both of the men then run around and attempt to shed their clothing while others come in to help them stamp out the flames, according to the video.

A second video shot from a different angle appears to show that the second individual’s pant leg was already on fire when he was tackled. It also showed a bystander seemingly struggling to use a fire extinguisher as others tried to help snuff out the flames.

The incident appeared to occur Saturday on a block near the university, according to a statement from the Columbus Police Department. There were no initial calls about the matter Saturday but the department was alerted Sunday about the video that was circulating online.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: buckeyes; coupleofflamers; fraternity; hazing; holdmuhbeer; ohio; ohiostate; stupidity

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A game of Liar Liar. Pants on Fire?
1 posted on 11/09/2026 3:21:07 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xqMY8UAGgg


2 posted on 11/09/2026 3:22:16 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Responsibility2nd

Hazing not blazing!


3 posted on 11/09/2026 3:23:50 PM PST by HKPhooey
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To: Responsibility2nd

https://youtu.be/eFTLKWw542g?si=PfDpoAVi3k6YE8o9


4 posted on 11/09/2026 3:36:12 PM PST by Jonty30 (Male simping and female promiscuity is the same thing. Resources without reciprocation.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

5 posted on 11/09/2026 3:36:43 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The EU is the old Soviet Union dressed in Western clothes." --Mikhail Gorbachev)
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To: dfwgator

You should label links as a song rather than post them as information on the topic.


6 posted on 11/09/2026 3:37:40 PM PST by ansel12 (Cats wouldn't text you, but pray that dogs never learn how to text.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

The worst treatment I received was being dragged out of bed and tossed in the cold mud half naked, followed by an ice cold shower etc. In my pledge class, I was the first pledge selected and the last to be sworn in as a brother. I warned them that they’d pay dearly for any hazing. All in good fun. Dirty deeds done dirt cheap.


7 posted on 11/09/2026 3:42:27 PM PST by thegagline ( Sic semper tyrannis! Zeldin for President)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Wouldn’t both men have ended up in the hospital?!


8 posted on 11/09/2026 3:44:02 PM PST by Skywise
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Well done.


9 posted on 11/09/2026 3:47:38 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Responsibility2nd

What did I just watch ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️

Two kids on fire and no one helps them ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️

Thank God for lawsuits. Those two just earned a PhD in what ever.


10 posted on 11/09/2026 3:47:59 PM PST by Morgana ( The more I get to know people, the more I realize why Noah only let animals on the boat.)
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To: Skywise

That is probably how this story really got out.


11 posted on 11/09/2026 3:49:04 PM PST by Morgana ( The more I get to know people, the more I realize why Noah only let animals on the boat.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Sleep And Eat is hazing? That usually requires effort. The bong must have been faulty.


12 posted on 11/09/2026 3:58:18 PM PST by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: Responsibility2nd

Between this and Cornell 7 stuff just. Honestly…Insanity.


13 posted on 11/09/2026 4:00:59 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege (🩰🎬🗺️)
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To: thegagline

Only the weakest and most useless join a frat.
Hope you are proud.


14 posted on 11/09/2026 4:01:57 PM PST by sonova (No money? You're free to go.)
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To: sonova; thegagline

Reagan was a brother at TKE. https://www.franbecque.com/9523/


15 posted on 11/09/2026 4:06:26 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“Appears” to show two people on fire?!

What is wrong with reporters today?

It DOES show two people on fire.


16 posted on 11/09/2026 4:07:46 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!)
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To: thegagline

“”””The worst treatment I received was being dragged out of bed and tossed in the cold mud half naked, followed by an ice cold shower etc.””””

We had a night similar to that in basic at Ft. Polk, we were brought out in our underwear in the rain about midnight or later into an asphalt platoon area and made to do a push up, and then throw our arms out so that our bare chests would hit the asphalt, I don’t remember how many times we did it.


17 posted on 11/09/2026 4:12:22 PM PST by ansel12 (Cats wouldn't text you, but pray that dogs never learn how to text.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Between this and Cornell 7. It’s not Animal House. More like insane asylum?


18 posted on 11/09/2026 4:16:08 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege (🩰🎬🗺️)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Politician tryouts


19 posted on 11/09/2026 4:16:48 PM PST by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Medium well, at least.


20 posted on 11/09/2026 4:43:11 PM PST by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets.)
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