They dragged desks down stairs, stuffed clothes still on hangers into cars and filled trunks, backseats and a U-Haul with other belongings.

Part eviction, part garage sale, members of the Rutgers University fraternity shut down over hazing allegations were clearing out their possessions Saturday as Homecoming Weekend visitors looked on.

The Alpha Sigma Phi brothers declined to discuss the hazing accusations leveled against the fraternity. But they made it clear that the fraternity’s national organization knew about the safety hazards and maintenance issues with their New Brunswick house. And they said the chapter was aware well before a 19-year-old Rutgers student suffered an electric shock and needed to be hospitalized in an Oct. 14 incident authorities are still investigating.

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