The Interfraternity Council's Board of Control has chosen someone to independently investigate a fight that allegedly occurred early Sunday morning outside of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.

Greek Life Coordinator Rick Funk said the IFC Board of Control, the committee responsible for regulating and enforcing IFC policies, would not release the name of the person heading the investigation.

IFC Board of Control Chairman Mike Patton said the name is not being released because members do not want outside influences, harassment or harm to come to the person.

The State College Police Department is also investigating the incident. No charges have been filed yet.

Several eyewitnesses and the State College police reported that a fight allegedly occurred between Penn State football recruit Brad Scioli, 17, of Bridgeport, Pa., Scott O'Hara (junior-education) and several members of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, 328 E. Fairmount Ave. Scioli and O'Hara were treated for minor injuries at Centre Community Hospital and released.

Scioli, who is considered a top recruit by many, has made an oral commitment to attend Penn State.

Patton said the board is gathering facts about the incident. If the investigation proves it is necessary, the board will also choose five fraternity presidents to form a hearing board to decide if Alpha Sigma Phi as a fraternity was at fault or if the blame should be placed on individual members. Alpha Sigma Phi members are cooperating with the IFC investigation, he added.

Patton is waiting for the police to complete their investigation because he does not want to interfere and the board often uses police information.

"It's sometimes cloudy of what a group can consist," Patton said. He said in a past case, an entire fraternity of 55 members was held accountable for a fight involving eight of its members. Last semester Alpha Sigma Phi had 65 members.

"Members are constantly reminded that their actions will reflect on the entire chapter," he said.

Patton said if the hearing pool finds Alpha Sigma Phi guilty, sanctions could place them on social probation, force the members to perform community service, implement programs for off-campus students or pay fines.

The fraternity can also lose its IFC membership, resulting in loss of status as a registered student organization at the University, but Patton does not remember this ever happening.

If the board places sanctions on Alpha Sigma Phi, the chapter may appeal to the Student Organization Appeals Board, said Donald Suit, director of judiciary affairs. The appeals board reviews the case to see if there are grounds for an appeal. The appeal board may deny the appeal or decide to hold its own hearing, he said.

But an organization's members may be brought before the hearing board individually, Suit said. If individuals are found guilty, they can be suspended, dismissed or expelled, Suit said, adding that only individuals can be disciplined in this way.

Jeffery Owens, director of Alpha Sigma Phi chapter services in Delaware, Ohio, said in an interview Tuesday they were not aware of the incident. But if notified, the organization will investigate the allegations and take appropriate action based on the chapter's history and the seriousness of the incident, he said.