Five University of Alabama fraternity members have been arrested in Tuscaloosa on charges of hazing.
Authorities said the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity members several weeks ago made pledges stand in buckets of ice and salt, a combination which led to burns on the pledges' feet.
School spokesman Chris Bryant said the arrests Wednesday followed a thorough joint investigation by the University of Alabama Police Department and the UA Office of Student Conduct.
Colter K. Anderson, 21, of Dallas, 21-year-old John P. Buckley of Houston, 20-year-old Hunter L. Wagner of Huntsville and 20-year-old Richard E. Markwalter of Huntsville each face three counts of hazing, a misdemeanor. Mark A. Powers, 20, of Athens faces one hazing count.
Bryant said the students have also been placed on unspecified interim sanctions.
