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December 3, 2008 2:59:40 AM CST



Frat Boys Busted for Third-Degree Burn 'Hazing'

Posted May 8, 08 4:52 AM CDT in Crime & Courts US 

(Newser) – Ten Tulane University frat boys face battery charges after taking "Hell Night" hazing way too far and severely burning two pledges, CNN reports. The Pi Kappa Alpha members poured boiling water with pepper spray in it and "crab boil" seasoning mix onto the backs of pledges to see who could withstand the most pain. The two who held out the longest before screaming were hospitalized.

One pledge suffered second- and third-degree burns to his back, chest, buttocks and genitals. Tulane has suspended the fraternity. Pi Kappa Alpha's headquarters issued a statement condemning the "reprehensible" actions, adding that  the injuries "appear to be the result of a few unauthorized, misguided individuals."

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Fraternity members poured boling water and "crab boil" seasoning mix onto the backs of pledges at "Hell Night"   ((c) rick)
Tulane university has suspended the fraternity that hospitalized two pledges in a hazing incident.   (KRT Photos)
10 students at New Orleans' Tulane University have been arrested over a hzing incident that hospitalized two pledges with severe burns.   (Getty Images)
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