Seven Indiana University fraternity members charged with felony hazing after pledges hospitalized

According to court filings, seven brothers from Indiana University's Phi Kappa Psi chapter organized a three-hour hazing session in October 2025, forcing pledges to perform demanding physical drills such as synchronized squats, push-ups, planks, leg lifts and an ice-water immersion while reciting the fraternity creed. More than two dozen pledges participated, and two later required hospitalization for rhabdomyolysis, a condition that can threaten kidney function.

One hospitalized pledge reported that President Arjunkumar Patel instructed him to conceal the true cause of his injuries and to delete related messages, leading prosecutors to add an obstruction of justice charge against Patel. The other six members—Joseph Moon, Noah Kucera, Logan Conforti, Casey Clarke, Ryan Donohue and Kaptur Nowaczyk—were each charged with two counts of felony hazing. The university placed the chapter on a cease-and-desist order, suspending all activities, and the accused are scheduled for an initial court appearance on September 1.