News 96.5 WDBO has reached out to the University of Central Florida after a fraternity was suspended following the report of a members holding a gun barrel to a student’s head as part of a pledge activity.
An anonymous email was sent Feb. 9 to the university’s police department, according to documents released by the school.
The email said the pledge master of Alpha Epsilon Pi blindfolded pledges, made them lie on the floor and racked a rifle so it would make a noise.
One of the pledges made a comment about the gun not being real and the pledge master put the barrel up to the pledge’s head and asked him if he “thinks it’s real now,” the email said.
“It was reported to the brothers for the case to be reviewed within our fraternity to see what action to take," the email said. "I’m sure they won’t report this outside of the fraternity.”
The email expressed concern about a fraternity on campus being involved with a firearm.
The police department forwarded the email to the university because it was unclear if the incident happened on campus.
UCF suspended the fraternity on Feb. 16. The fraternity is allowed to hold chapter meetings only in the presence of school staff.
The Office of Student Conduct is still investigating.
Alpha Epsilon Pi is the second UCF fraternity to be suspended since January.
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