National Chapter To Fraternity & President Of Oklahoma U. Respond To Racist Video
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Racist Chant From Oklahoma Fraternity Goes Viral
Students are rallying to stand up for this injustice, and the administration seems to be standing up too;
Dean of Students; a diff dean;
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All members have been suspended.
We’re told members have moved out of the house overnight.
Just hours after the video was posted on the Internet, the fraternity house was hit by vandals.
Spray paint now covers the side of the building, including the phrase, “Tear it down.”
Police are now standing guard at the fraternity house.
In 2011, the same fraternity chapter came under fire following a member’s death from excessive alcohol consumption.
Several students protested along OU’s North Oval on Monday morning.
Andrew Clark @Clarky_Tweets Follow
OU President David Boren released the following statement on the incident:
“To those who have misused their free speech in such a reprehensible way, I have a message for you. You are disgraceful. You have violated all that we stand for. You should not have the privilege of calling yourselves “Sooners.” Real Sooners are not racist. Real Sooners are not bigots. Real Sooners believe in equal opportunity. Real Sooners treat all people with respect. Real Sooners love each other and take care of each other like family members. Effective immediately, all ties and affiliations between this University and the local SAE chapter are hereby severed. I direct that the house be closed and that members will remove their personal belongings from the house by midnight tomorrow. Those needing to make special arrangements for positions shall contact the Dean of Students.”
“All of us will redouble our efforts to create the strongest sense of family and community. We vow that we will be an example to the entire country of how to deal with this issue. There must be zero tolerance for racism everywhere in our nation.”Tweet:
David Boren @President_Boren Follow
If the video is indeed of OU students,
this behavior will not be tolerated and is contrary to all of our
values. We are investigating. - DBo
NORMAN, Okla. – A video that is making its way around the internet appears to show a fraternity at a local university singing a racist chant.
In the video, you can hear the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity cheering “there will never be a nig*** in SAE.”
The chant goes on to say, “you can hang them from a tree, but they’ll never sign with me.”
According to Unheard, the students chanting in the video are from the University of Oklahoma.
However, university officials have not confirmed these are OU students.
It was allegedly filmed Saturday on the way to a date party for the fraternity’s founder’s day.
OU President David Boren released a statement via Twitter saying, “if the video is indeed of OU students, this behavior will not be tolerated and is contrary to all of our values”
SAE says they are aware of the video and are investigating the details.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon @sae1856 Follow
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is aware of the video and is both shocked and appalled at what we have seen. (Cont)
Auntie Lyssa @Melyssious
@SAE_ESA_brad hi I know you're pretty busy but I think there's a chapter of SAE that needs to be suspended indefinitely
@Melyssious The chapter has immediately been placed on a cease & desist. No place for racism. They will be dealt with!
I know I speak for all when I say I'm disgusted and shocked by the video involving our @sae1856 chapter at Uof OK. They will be dealt with.
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