Disturbing Police Bodycam Footage Surfaces From Alpha Delta Phi Hazing Incident That Resulted In Suspension At Iowa [VIDEO]

Alpha Delta Phi may never see the light of day again.

A University of Iowa fraternity won’t be coming back for some time over a hazing incident that happened in November 2024. The situation may have happened almost two years ago, but footage has just emerged in 2026.

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In the morning of November 15, 2024, Iowa City and University of Iowa police responded to a fire alarm at the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity house. They had no idea what they would be stumbling on when officers arrived.

Authorities found the pledges, blindfolded in the fraternity’s basement with food thrown on them, per a report from the Iowa Press-Citizen. It was yet another instance of hazing gone terribly wrong. Over the years, states have tried their best to eradicate the practice, but college students continue to do it, no matter the consequences.

We’ve seen football players suspended over hazing and an 18-year-old losing his life due to the practice. Now, the University of Iowa has been thrust into the spotlight over this latest hazing incident.

Footage from the University of Iowa shows multiple young men standing close together in a basement, their shirts off. One officer asked, “Does anyone want to be forthcoming about what’s going on? Anyone? Because you gotta see it from my perspective of, what the f*** did I just walk into?”

“This stops here, guys,” an officer says. “This is the police department. This stops here. Who is in charge?”

The video shows a back-and-forth between the fraternity members and law enforcement. Nobody was willing to come forward with information.

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Alpha Delta Phi fraternity was suspended through at least June 2029 following a UI investigation.

In January 2025, the fraternity’s internal investigation placed blame on two members of the fraternity who they believed coordinated the alleged hazing.

In 2025, a case against a man accused of interfering with the investigation was dismissed. Joseph Gaya was charged with interference with official acts in November 2024. Gaya was charged with a simple misdemeanor for allegedly refusing to leave the premises.

According to police, Gaya allegedly stood in the doorway where some of the pledges were being held and did not move, despite being instructed to. Gaya also later told witnesses not to speak with the police.

University of Iowa fraternity members eventually instructed Gaya to leave the property because he did not live at the house.

Attorney Daniel Vondra motioned for a “judgment of acquittal” because they believed “no reasonable jury could find the defendant guilty.” The state eventually verbally motioned to dismiss the case.

Gaya was the only person to face criminal charges.