Fraternity says 5 chapters acknowledged hearing racist chant

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Fraternity says 5 chapters acknowledged hearing racist chant

Updated 3:42 pm, Friday, February 12, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The fraternity connected to a racist chant that surfaced at the University of Oklahoma last spring says members at five other chapters acknowledged hearing the chant over the last five years.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon spokesman Brandon Weghorst said Friday that the Evanston, Illinois-based fraternity would not release the names of the other chapters. But he says none of the members who responded say they heard it more recently than 2012, except for the incident at OU.

In a statement, the fraternity says education on diversity and inclusion were provided to members at the five other chapters.

Two students at OU were expelled last spring after members were recorded taking part in a chant that referenced lynching and used a racial slur to describe how black students would never become members.


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[hay rick]

1. Disturbing and disappointing.

I joined SAE at a small liberal arts school in PA in the 60s. We were integrated while I was there. My local chapter may not have been representative at the time, but I am shocked that this crap was being disseminated or even tolerated, at a national event 50 years later.

[Feeling the Bern]

2. At Arizona, we in Greek Life used to call SAE "Same Assholes Everywhere."

I see their reputation is well deserved. So happy I didn't pledge them.