JHU Sigma Chi "Halloween in the Hood Party"

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by exlurker

Maybe a positive suggestion would help. How about a party theme that couldn't possibly offend anyone? For a fun event at Johns Hopkins, the invitation could read something like this:

You're invited to Chi Upsilon Zeta's (XYZ's) annual "Medical Fraud Blowout." Come dressed in your white coats, scrubs, or regular golf or tennis wear! Each guest should bring an entry -- WIN CRAZY PRIZES! -- in as many of our traditional categories as they wish. Be creative! Have fun! Our popular categories are

*** Medicare fraud
*** Medicaid fraud
*** Workers' comp fraud
*** Fake data for clinical trials
*** Nursing home kickbacks
*** Personal injury claim fraud (NO WHIPLASH -- it's overdone)
*** Refusal to treat uninsured patients (entries showing a hint of empathy or sympathy will be disqualified)

New this year by popular demand >>>>

*** False data for scientific reports
*** Most outrageous HMO "consultant" fee
*** Most outrageous HMO or hospital medical director salary (can include backdated stock options!)

Our guests will each get one of our famous "M.D. = Mega Dollars" party shirts! Awesome campus wear!

We'll have refreshments, big tubs of real play money, a band, the hottest men and women on campus, and our PARTY TIL U DROP attitude!

Out of ideas for entries? Ask a parent who's a doctor, a friend in med school, or a faculty member!

Nobody could have issues with something like that. Just harmless fun.

Right?

I have doctors in my family....I would be HIGHLY offended

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Unless the BSU just issued a statement or something, I really fail to see what their place is in this. If the BSU had a step show, and a fight broke out, could SAE roll in there and investigate? They're just a student org, not some sort of regulating body.

Exactly. The racist invite was one thing, and the brother responsible for it has been disciplined accordingly. But the BSU took it upon themselves to go find something to cry foul over, and like all people looking for something in particular, they found it. I think it's kind of pathetic to give this issue national attention when it could have been solved discreetly. But then how would we all know that the Sigma Chis at JHU are racist idiots otherwise?

[Elephant Walk]

I love Sigma Chis but I wish people would operate under the "if it isn't a necessary theme and has the potential to offend anyone, do something else" rule.

I had to just point out this little piece of idiocy.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by centaur532

But then how would we all know that the Sigma Chis at JHU are racist idiots otherwise?

idiot.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

I had to just point out this little piece of idiocy.

Agreed. Maybe we should just sit in our fraternity houses and do nothing all year long.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by macallan25

idiot.

Are you insulting my sarcasm?

[exlurker]

Editorial (long) from the Johns Hopkins student paper:

http://www.jhunewsletter.com/media/s...newsletter.com

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Unless the BSU just issued a statement or something, I really fail to see what their place is in this. If the BSU had a step show, and a fight broke out, could SAE roll in there and investigate? They're just a student org, not some sort of regulating body.

They are more than just a "student org." They are a student and administration-created organization to represent some of the goals and interests of the black student body.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

I had to just point out this little piece of idiocy.

You have enough of your own posts to use to highlight idiocy.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Agreed. Maybe we should just sit in our fraternity houses and do nothing all year long.

Shut up. If you can't leave your fraternity house without offending a group of people then you're a waste of flesh and college tuition.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by centaur532

Well considering that the BSU marched over there with an intent to find a racist slant to the party and never even set foot inside the party

Is that what they did? Now you're doing what you claim they are doing--speaking/acting based on only part of the story. The "racist slant" was supposedly in the advertisement for it. So, there was no need for them to open their minds to the idea that the party advertisement would be trumped by the turnout.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Shut up. If you can't leave your fraternity house without offending a group of people then you're a waste of flesh and college tuition.

I am sure that someone could be "offended" by just about everything we do...no matter how dumb or idiotic we may think it is for them to feel that way.

[Stef the Pef]

Originally Posted by macallan25

I don't see why the entire fraternity should be punished becauase one guy posted a facebook invitation that was inappropriate. The fraternity took it down.......and then it was put back up by the same guy. Seems that the punishment should be given to the individual......who was apparently already kicked out.

I have a tendency to agree with this because it really seems like one dude's poor judgement here. However, he did represent the fraternity at the time, there still should be some action (think PR here) by the fraternity to show that they're not all racist. One of the fraternities here got in trouble over what one guest to their party wore, so they ended up hosting/attending a couple seminars and discussion panels about rascism on campus. The incident seems to have smoothed over now because they took the time to say "hey, we're not all mean" to the campus.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Is that what they did? Now you're doing what you claim they are doing--speaking/acting based on only part of the story. The "racist slant" was supposedly in the advertisement for it. So, there was no need for them to open their minds to the idea that the party advertisement would be trumped by the turnout.

Well they didn't walk inside the house and decided an obvious pirate skeleton (from Pirates of the Caribbean, no less. It's an exact replica of the one from the film) was a reenactment of a lynching. So I'd say yes, there is need to open your mind up and assess the entire situation.
By the way, couldn't you have just copied and pasted all the quotes you're responding to in one big post?
I didn't just read part of the story. I read the news story, then I read the response given by one of the founders of that chapter. I expressed my opinion based upon my knowledge, which, ultimately is what we are all doing, yourself included.

[shinerbock]

So the BSU should have certain authority to conduct investigations. They're just a student organization, or at least they should be.

Also, its college. You know, the place where you go to branch out, try new things, expand your whatever...blah blah blah. That is of course, so long as it doesn't ruffle anyone's feathers. I find it ironic that university paid professors can say God doesn't exist and compare Bush to Hitler, but some racist/semi-racist/not at all racist/whatever kids shouldn't be allowed to have a theme party.