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Several fraternities at the University of Maryland have been accused of conducting brutal hazing ceremonies that saw participants burned with cigarettes and forced to lie on beds of nails.
The school lifted a blanket suspension on most Greek life organizations Friday followed a weeks-long investigation into allegations of abuse at a handful of fraternities.
Though five Greek organizations remain under investigation, according to WJZ.
The investigation began when the Office of Student Conduct received an anonymous report from a parent on February 21, court documents show.
The parent claimed their son was being forced by his chapter to stay outside in the cold for hours, resulting in a trip to the University Health Center for suspected hypothermia.
He was also made to clean the off-campus houses of chapter members and scrub floors until 2:30 am, the report alleged.
Several fraternities at the University of Maryland have been accused of conducting brutal hazing ceremonies that saw participants burned with cigarettes and forced to lie on beds of nails. The allegations sparked a massive investigation that ended on Friday
In a letter to the community, Vice President for Student Affairs Patty Perillo (pictured) detailed the school's next steps that included developing 'more comprehensive and evidence-based educational opportunities for all chapter members regarding alcohol and other drug use'
Six days later, the office received another anonymous email alleging that multiple fraternities were engaging in hazing activities with new recruits, according to investigators.
The news claims said new members were being paddled, burned with cigarettes and torches and forced to lay on nails.
Students were also forced to consume non-food items such as living fish, chewing tobacco and urine, were spat on and forced to clean chapter members' houses, court documents allege.
At one event, 'one individual passed out' and fraternity members 'refused' to give water to prospective members, according to the allegations.
Instead, they were 'forced' to drink 'straight vodka as they did nothing to help' the unconscious student. Rather, 'they hit him in the face with a plastic bat and poured beer on him until he woke up,' court documents reveal.
On March 1, the office received another anonymous message from the mother of a new fraternity member.
She claimed her son's chapter had been 'locking new members in the basement and breaking glass on the floor for the new members to clean up,' documents state.
Upon reviewing data from the university's Health and
