The State News reported Monday that the university was investigating Theta Chi in connection to the alleged act of hazing, and that the national Theta Chi fraternity had suspended its MSU chapter due to the allegation.

Neither the MSU chapter of Theta Chi nor the national Theta Chi fraternity responded to requests for comment Wednesday by the time of publication.

Last week, a video appearing to show a portion of the alleged act of hazing was circulated online, along with captions and comments linking the conduct to Theta Chi. The original account that posted the video is unclear.

The video circulated online, which was reviewed by The State News, shows a phone screen displaying what appears to be the original video. That video was apparently recorded using a Snapchat filter that simultaneously captures videos using the front-facing camera and back-facing camera while displaying both side-by-side on the screen.

The action captured by the back-facing camera shows four people on their hands and knees with their faces held just above the ground. After a person not in the frame shouts "go," the people appear to start voraciously eating something off the ground. 

A person not in the frame can be heard apparently telling the four people to "win that s–," and "you better eat my f–– eggs, b–."

There also appear to be at least six people sitting outside of the circle and looking down.

The action captured by the front-facing camera appears to show a person smiling and laughing in reaction.

Though fraternities and sororities are technically located off-campus, MSU has the authority to take disciplinary action against them, as most, including Theta Chi, have the designation of Registered Student Organization. A list on MSU’s “Fraternity and Sorority Life” webpage, which was last updated on Nov. 4, shows 11 are currently under some form of disciplinary action, meaning Theta Chi becomes the 12th.