The Ithaca College men’s wrestling and men’s basketball varsity teams have been put on probation for hazing. Some members of those teams and of the women’s gymnastics and women’s basketball teams have been referred for possible violations of campus and athletics conduct codes.

The team sanctions and individual referrals are the result of investigations by the college in response to two sets of photographs posted on a public Web site depicting members of the four teams engaging in possible hazing activities, said Brian McAree, vice president of Student Affairs and Campus Life.

An investigation into the men’s wrestling and women’s gymnastics teams determined that senior wrestlers hazed rookies at a party in fall 2004, McAree said. Gymnasts were involved in the hazing of the wrestlers but will not face team sanctions because they did not subject their own members to hazing.

An investigation into the men’s and women’s basketball teams determined that senior men’s basketball players hazed rookies at a party in January 2005, McAree said. Women’s basketball players attended the party but will not face team sanctions.

Referrals have been given to 15 students, nine of which are current student-athletes and six of which are current students. The nine include three members of each of the women’s gymnastics and men’s and women’s basketball teams.

Ten students, four of whom are student-athletes, have been referred for violations of the Student Conduct Code. Of the six who are not current student-athletes, three were members of the men’s wrestling team at the time of the hazing.

In total, nine student-athletes have been referred for other alleged violations of the Athletic Code of Ethics.

Penalties for violating the conduct code range from a written warning to probation, suspension or expulsion, while penalties for violating the athletics code range from probation to loss of playing time or suspension from a team.

McAree said an investigation of members of the men’s varsity soccer team for possible hazing activities has begun.