The University of Georgia has paused pledging for one of its fraternities amid an investigation into alleged hazing off-campus. The university said it is conducting a review of the Sigma Chi fraternity "following a third-party complaint." The Athens-Clarke County Police Department said it is also investigating the reported incident. The university received an email complaint from an Athens-based professional on Aug. 12 that reported "'gross student misconduct and abuse' in reference to 'hazing by male Greek Life leaders,'" a University of Georgia Police Department complaint stated. The complainant reported that "incoming freshmen were punched and forced to drink copious amounts of alcohol beyond their capacity" from Aug. 9 to Aug. 10, the complaint stated. One of two fraternities cited in

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