Brothers assault men Sunday at Zeta Psi

Two students and three other men were assaulted by members of the Zeta Psi fraternity outside the fraternity house at 3337 Walnut Street early Sunday morning, University Police said yesterday. According to police, one man, who is unaffiliated with the University, and his two friends were beaten after being escorted out of the party by Zetes brothers. Two student witnesses were also injured, University Police Lieutenant Susan Holmes said. One of the three men told police that the fraternity brothers did not give him a reason for removing him from the party, Holmes added. An officer of Zetes, who wishes to remain anonymous, said last night that the three men were causing "problems" inside the house by "bumping into people and knocking over bottles." He said that several people had complained to him about the men's behavior. He added that one of the men, who looked like another college student, got into a verbal fight with a friend of a fraternity brother. He said that the fraternity brothers did not tell the man and his friends why they were being forced to leave. "They should have known -- by their behavior -- why they were escorted out," the Zetes officer said. He said that "three or four" fraternity brothers escorted the man and his friends outside. He added that the man was resisting the brothers, both verbally and physically. "You could tell by the way he was walking that he didn't want to leave," he said. "He kept turning around and trying to go the other way." The Zetes officer said that he did not know what happened outside the fraternity house. He added that he saw police cars pull up outside, but did not know anything else about the incident. He added that he does not know anyone in the house who knows about the incident. According to police, one of the men was cut above his right eye, supposedly by a Zetes brother. Holmes added that the two students, who were described in the police report as "witnesses," also received injuries from fraternity brothers. "One student was struck and received a fat lip," Holmes said. "The other student was also punched, but had no visible injuries." Holmes added that the Zetes brothers involved in the fight were wearing Halloween costumes. Holmes did not know the names of the brothers involved in the incident. University police did not know last night if the complainant was going to press charges against the fraternity or if the detective division had any suspects in the case.