An Oregon student is suing his college and a fraternity for $8.3 million as he claims he lost an eye in a hazing ritual.

Kellen Johansen, 20, and his mother, have filed a lawsuit against Linfield College and its Pi Kappa Alpha chapter. Johansen says that during a hazing incident last April he was forced to drink while underage and made to run through part of the campus naked.

At one point, the lawsuit states, the chapter's president set off a firework that exploded and hit Johansen in his right eye. He had to have the eye removed and replaced with a prosthetic after months of treatment, according to the filing.

The fraternity chapter has disputed Johansen's allegations and said he was not hurt during a fraternity function but as part of an 'informal gathering' with three people.

Oregon student Kellen Johansen (pictured) is suing his college and a fraternity for $8.3 million as he claims he lost an eye in a hazing ritual

Johansen's attorneys say the student was permanently disfigured and that his injury will 'impair his future earnings and career prospects,' KPTV reported. They also want compensation for Johansen's suffering.

The filing paints Johansen, who was a sophomore when he got injured, as a formerly avid baseball player, black-belt martial arts fan and skier.

His mother is also seeking $175,000 to cover medical costs, travel expenses and lost wages.

Johansen claims in the filing that the chapter's president William Samp, who is listed as a defendant, lit an illegal, rocket-style firework during the April incident, Oregon Live wrote.

Johansen (pictured), 20, and his mother, have filed a lawsuit against Linfield College and its Pi Kappa Alpha chapter. The student says he was forced to drink and made to run around naked

The filing claims that the chapter's president William Samp, who is listed as a defendant, lit an illegal, rocket-style firework (pictured) during the April incident

He says he was also told to take off his clothes and run naked around part of the campus 'in front of a jeering audience'.

The college placed the chapter on probation two months before Johansen was hurt for failure to follow rules about alcohol, the lawsuit states.

Johansen's filing claims Linfield should have known that the fraternity would commit further violations.

The fraternity meanwhile has said that Johansen was hurt around 3 am during an 'informal gathering of only three individuals, all of whom were acting in their individual capacities without knowledge or authorization' from the organization.

Pi Kappa Alpha said it was 'sympathetic to the injuries' sustained by the student, but denied the hazing allegations.

The fraternity said Johansen was trying to film the firework on his cellphone when he got injured and had been told several times to step away, but got too close.

'Unfortunately, the Fraternity understands that this important piece of video evidence was later deleted,' Pi Kappa Alpha said in a statement.

A college spokesman said Linfield was alerted about Johansen's injuries but didn't hear about the alleged hazing until Tuesday, when the complain was filed.

'We prohibit any and all forms of hazing, and our fraternities and sororities know that,' spokesman Scott Nelson said. 'We will follow college disciplinary policy when the students return for spring semester.

'This is a terrible accident. Fortunately, our student has been able to continue his studies, and we look forward to him returning to campus and successfully finishing his degree.'