A sickening glimpse into fraternity culture is detonating online after newly surfaced police bodycam footage revealed what first responders found inside the Alpha Delta Phi house at the University of Iowa: several dozen pledges, blindfolded in a basement, many appearing shirtless and coated in a sludge-like mix authorities described as ketchup, mustard, and alcohol.

The scene was uncovered early Friday morning, November 15, 2024, when UI Police, Iowa City Police, and the Iowa City Fire Department rushed to the house for a fire alarm—only to walk into what the university later called a “potential incident of hazing.”

Within hours, the university placed the chapter on interim suspension, ordering it to stop all operations “due to the gravity of the allegations,” while the Office of Student Accountability launched its own investigation. The university also said the fraternity’s national organization suspended the charter at the time.

The crackdown did not end there. The University of Iowa later confirmed Alpha Delta Phi was formally suspended on February 25, 2025, with an earliest reinstatement date of July 2029—a penalty that effectively wipes out the chapter for the rest of the decade.

One person was arrested and charged with interference with official acts during the 2024 response, but the university notes the individual was not a student and the charges were later dismissed, a detail now fueling fresh outrage as the video surges across social media.

What happened before police arrived remains the question haunting campus. And as students watch the footage loop online, the debate over Greek life has been ripped wide open—again—this time with ketchup-stained proof.