More than a week after a 19-year-old Rutgers University student was electrically shocked inside a poorly maintained fraternity house , authorities with the national fraternity have determined that hazing — and water — were involved.

“Based on our investigation, hazing did occur and as a result, the fraternity made the decision to close the chapter,“ said Gordy Heminger, a spokesperson for Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity, Inc.

He added that the Oct. 15 incident occurred in the basement and involved “underground and unreported new members.”

“At some point, water became involved,” Heminger said. “This was not students just listening to music in the dark as was claimed by an anonymous parent. This was hazing.

“We are still trying to determine who and how many people were involved but we belie

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