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MADISON, Wis. — <\/span>Police are investigating suspected hazing after about 30 partially-clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids were found in the basement of a fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/a> campus this week.<\/p>\n Madison police said some of the men, who they described as pledges to the fraternity, had signs of being physically assaulted.<\/p>\n Police went to the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house Wednesday night after receiving an anonymous tip. Two fraternity members, both 20, were arrested on tentative misdemeanor charges of hazing and disorderly conduct, police said. No formal charges had been filed against them as of Friday morning.<\/p>\n The university said it was taking the incident seriously and launching its own investigation.<\/p>\n \u201cUW\u2013Madison is fully committed to preventing and addressing hazing and takes all incidents involving our community seriously,\u201d the university said in a Thursday statement.<\/p>\n Any student found to have broken the law or university policy could be subject to sanctions ranging from a written reprimand to expulsion, the university said.<\/p>\n Police released a photo that shows about two dozen men, all shirtless, in the basement of the fraternity with trash and other debris littered on the ground. The faces of the people in the photo are blurred out. <\/p>\n Police said the thermostat was set to 81 degrees, causing hot and humid conditions in the basement where the walls appeared to be painted black. A majority of those in the basement were 18 years old, police said.<\/p>\n