Following an instance of hazing among senior members of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Public Safety, community standards and Beta Theta Pi fraternity international headquarters are investigating the incident.
A member of the fraternity had hot sauce willingly poured on him by other members after announcing that he would lavalier his girlfriend, an act that would symbolically place her at the same level as his fraternity brothers.
After witnessing the event, another member reported it to Beta Theta Pi headquarters, stemming an investigation.
Greek life coordinator Eric Wolfe said the incident constitutes hazing and is being investigated accordingly.
"It would still be hazing even if someone consented to having something done to them, like what happened in this case," Wolfe said.
Wolfe said the repercussions for those involved in hazing will be decided pending investigation.
Jimmy Kirkpatrick, president of Beta Theta Pi, said no members have been dismissed from the chapter and declined to comment further.
The Beta Theta Pi headquarters also declined to comment.
Wolfe said the chapter's response to the situation and openness with the university assisted the investigation.
"Beta acted pretty swiftly on their own, and I think that that certainly is to their credit that the organization and their alumni leadership stepped in and recognized that what happened was a problem and took some action on their own," Wolfe said. "It certainly does not absolve them from future punishments, from sanctions from community standards or the like, but I think I was at least happy to see that they were taking responsibility and being cooperative."