On Monday the Miss America pageant confirmed that Kira Kazantsev was ousted from her Hofstra University sorority amid a hazing scandal. Kazantsev admitted on Tuesday she was guilty of hazing “under the broad definition of hazing.”

We talked to two Hofstra students about the allegations of hazing in sororities at the school.

One classmate of Kazantsev, who ran in the same circle of friends as the beauty queen, told FOX411 she believes Miss America’s side of the story—that the hazing she engaged in did not go any further than making pledges recite information and participate in “a few sleepless nights crafting.”

“As far as I know of Kira, she’s a very respectable woman and I would believe her over hearsay, but that’s just my personal opinion,” the insider told us. “She’s a really nice person.”

But the 24-year-old, who had several classes with Kazantsev, 23, admitted she’d heard rumors about some harsh hazing practices at Hofstra sororities.

“I don’t remember with Kira specifically, but we would hear stories like that all the time," she said. "I wasn’t in a sorority, but I can understand that some of them can get pretty intense.”

A 2010 Hofstra graduate who took part in sorority rush, but did not pledge, had a darker tale. The 26-year-old did not know Kazantsev, but attended the school at the same time as her.

“I know there were a few sororities specifically that were known for doing more aggressive hazing practices than others," she said. "Alpha Phi specifically had a mixed reputation--- either [people said] their hazing wasn’t really hazing at all, it was silly and they kind of got made fun of for it [or], on the other side of the spectrum, [people said] they were really aggressive.”

She said generally at Hofstra, the sororities limited hazing to “mental abuse,” but sometimes things got physical.

“A lot of the sororities are known for doing branding…I don’t know if Alpha Phi did it. One sorority [not Alpha Phi] would use a fork and heat it and [burn it into students’ skin to leave a scar]. It was usually right before they got in,” she revealed. “That specific practice (branding) was kind of common.”

So does she believe that the current Miss America’s hazing involvement was limited to the “menial tasks” she claims she made students do?

“That’s what they are told to say for sure,” she said, adding that she believed the hazing that got Kazantsev kicked out of Alpha Phi was probably more intense.

Kazantsev said she was ousted from the sisterhood when an email she sent, which said an evening planned would be “scary for the pledges,” was forwarded and caught the attention of the leaders of the organization. She said the email was a joke taken out of context.

Alpha Phi told us their privacy policy prohibits them from discussing "details related to membership status changes."

The executive director of the organization added: "Alpha Phi is, and always has been, a values based organization that has no tolerance for hazing in any form. The Theta Mu chapter of Alpha Phi at Hofstra is no exception; they have shown responsibility in addressing inappropriate behavior by individual members to ensure a positive chapter culture."

A Hofstra rep said the university doesn't comment on or confirm the existence of any student conduct proceedings due to student privacy laws.

Fox News’ Sasha Bogurksy and The Associated Press contributed to this report.