SCHENECTADY - Union College is looking into a prurient scavenger hunt allegedly promoted by one of the women's athletics teams that promised participants could earn points for smoking pot with a teacher, drawing sex organs on their face and having sex on the ice at the campus rink.

The more risque the behavior - which mostly revolved around sex, alcohol and drug use - the more points you earned. Students were encouraged to photograph or record their the task they performed.

For example, throwing up on someone earned you 100 points while having sex on the ice was good for 200 points, according to the Union college newspaper, The Concordiensis, which reported the incident earlier this week.

The matter came to light after three student athletes upset by the Google Document that outlined the hunt reported it to the college's athletic department. From there, department officials followed campus rules and notified the dean of students' office, which launched an investigation.

An email signed by Athletic Director James McLaughlin and Dean of Students Stephen Leavitt was sent Wednesday morning to students and faculty at the private liberal arts college of about 2,200 full-time students.

It begins by saying they are "disappointed to learn that a document outlining a "bucket list" of activities to be engaged in for sport has been shared among members of the campus community."

"Many of the items on the list, which allegedly originated with one of the women's athletic teams, are described in a manner that is vulgar and offensive," the email stated.

The correspondence mentions the investigation and ends with assurances that "Union is an inclusive community free from harassment and intimidation, characterized by mutual respect and concern for the well-being of others."

McLaughlin was traveling and could not be reached Thursday for comment.

Union College spokesman Phil Wajda declined to reveal which one of the women's sports teams came up with controversial the scavenger hunt.

"At this time, we have no reason to believe any students participated in the scavenger hunt," said Wajda."We're obviously disappointed, this is not the type of behavior we expect from any of our students."