South Carolina ? Three fraternity members at Clemson University were charged with alcohol-related misdemeanors after a freshman died of alcohol poisoning during an off-campus party in Walhalla, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

The students’ activities did not directly lead to the death of 18-year-old Benjamin Garrison Sprague, prosecutor Chrissy Adams said. But the three students, all members of the fraternity Sigma Nu, face charges that include transferring beer and liquor to a minor and using fake identification to buy alcohol.

Sprague was not forced to drink at the party, Adams said.

“Ben made choices that night to consume alcohol, and he consumed alcohol in excess, and that led to his death,” Adams said. “These boys made a mistake by providing the alcohol and having it available at a fraternity party to underage drinkers.”

Sprague died of alcohol poisoning Dec. 9 at a Sigma Nu fraternity house. He had a blood-alcohol level of nearly 0.38 percent – about five times above the legal threshold for driving, Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis has said.