The UCF fraternity where a student held an unloaded gun at a pledge’s neck was placed on probation after the school determined the students violated its hazing policy.

The University of Central Florida temporarily suspended Alpha Epsilon Pi in February after a fraternity member anonymously reported the gun incident.

The fraternity was placed on “organizational probation” through spring 2018 after a discipline hearing earlier this month, according to an April 18 letter the university recently released.

“While on organizational probation, any further violations of the Organizational Rules of Conduct may result in the organization being placed on suspension status or greater with the university,” the letter said.

It’s unclear whether the pledge master who racked the shotgun and pointed it at a blindfolded pledge faced any discipline. UCF has said they will not comment on a student’s individual case.

The fraternity members and the pledges were in a backyard in what was supposed to be a bonding exercise.

A UCF investigation found several brothers — some of whom had no experience with firearms — looked on in shock but did not intervene during the situation. Several said they had not known there would be a gun.

The fraternity, which has about 60 members and serves primarily Jewish students, started at UCF in 2000.

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