Arizona State University fraternity holds racist MLK Day party

[cali]

these arrogant, stupid, racist fucks don't seem to grasp the basics of social media.

A fraternity at Arizona State University that decided to observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with shameless racial stereotypes has had its charter suspended.

The group of students from Tau Kappa Epsilon held a party Sunday where they drank from watermelon cups, wore bandanas, and posed for pictures holding their crotches and forming gang signs with their hands.

White students posted their outrageous pictures on Instagram with hashtags such as #blackoutformlk and #ihaveadream.

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The university issued a statement stating the college has suspended the charter's operations and will take additional action against the students involved with the party.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/college-fraternity-holds-racist-mlk-day-party-article-1.1586776#ixzz2r4O42xwG

[CanonRay]

1. TKE's were mostly assholes when I graduated in '73

Apparently not much has changed.

[edhopper]

3. Same here

mid 70s, Florida.

[GaYellowDawg]

4. They were great guys at my school

late 80s, ETSU

And that's why I became a Teke. Which means that I think the national fraternity should pull the charter from ASU and remove these assholes from the national rolls. They're an embarrassment.

Greek organizations are dying out anyway. When I look back at it, it all seems silly. And since they're one of the last holdouts of de facto segregation on many campuses, I wouldn't mind if they disappeared entirely.

[Boomerproud]

2. This society has come SO FAR since the '60's huh?

[GaYellowDawg]

5. Here's the national office's reply

Indianapolis, IN – The leadership of Tau Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity publicly issues the following statement in regard to the alleged incident that occurred at Arizona State University on January 20th, 2014.

Tau Kappa Epsilon does not condone or support any actions by its members that would be defined as racist, discriminatory, and/or offensive. Social events with "party themes" that are defined as such have no place in our fraternity's mission or purpose. It is with embarrassment and regret when a few individuals within our organization make decisions that do not align with the values and principles of Tau Kappa Epsilon.

Since 1899, our fraternity has taken much pride in the diversity and uniqueness of our membership. Tau Kappa Epsilon has never had an exclusionary clause in our membership. Our founders believed, as we do today, in the personal worth and character of the individual, not his wealth, rank, or honor. We take great pride in having members who were and are still advocates of civil rights movements in the United States. We celebrate all men and women of all races, genders, creeds, orientations, and beliefs who strive each day to make the world a better place.

We apologize for any offensive actions that a few of our members might have participated in. We can assure all other parties that these actions do not represent Tau Kappa Epsilon and the beliefs of love, charity, and esteem that we have stood by for 115 years. We will respond to these individuals while holding the utmost respect for our principles of being Better Men for a Better World.

A member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity professional staff is currently on-site at Arizona State University to begin an investigation. We have been working with university officials since we became aware of the alleged incident.

For more information, please contact:

Alex Baker
Chief Information Officer
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
317-872-6533
[e-mail]

Going to be interesting to see the response on the part of the national office.

[Iggo]

6. I'd be surprised if they didn't.

[joeybee12]

7. Yeah, but it was the only way they could get their Guest of Honor to Appear

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