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Old 11-01-2006, 01:37 PM
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I think the issue that really set off the black students was that in addition to calling it a hood party and asking folks to dress like blacks in Baltimore they also calling Baltimore as an HIV pit.
Was this in the FaceBook invitation or were the member(s) saying this at a public meeting?
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Old 11-01-2006, 01:57 PM
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Was this in the FaceBook invitation or were the member(s) saying this at a public meeting?
It was in the facebook invitation. My thing is if they had to ask the one member to remove it once, then knew he posted it again, they should have taken measures to address the situation before the party.
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Old 11-01-2006, 02:05 PM
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It was in the facebook invitation. My thing is if they had to ask the one member to remove it once, then knew he posted it again, they should have taken measures to address the situation before the party.
Firstly, the Facebook advertisement of the party was one of the most horrific and prejudiced statements I have ever read. I was appalled that the statements were made and then defended by a member of the organization I spent 3 years building. The brother who posted the announcement did so without authorization from the school, the national fraternity, or the executive board of the Kappa Upsilon chapter. He also re-posted it after it was taken down, again without any form of authorization.

Let me state, this brother has been stripped of his status as a Sigma Chi, before any of the university’s proceedings even began. Sigma Chi has fought long and hard to be known as a diverse fraternity with brothers from all walks of life. Hatred is not a value we share among our brothers, and intolerance has no place within our ranks. His repeated offensive and un-apologetic behavior forced Sigma Chi’s hand and while an extreme punishment, we felt it was necessary due to the gravity of the incident.

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From my understanding, when it was first posted, the chapter told the (now ex) member to take it down. How do you know that when he put it up again, the chapter knew and did nothing? Should they have checked before the party - probably. Did they check, see it, and do nothing? That has not been stated. The member who put it up has been stripped of his membership. Should the others be punished because of one person? Particularly if they did not know of his repeat posting?
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Old 11-01-2006, 02:13 PM
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Firstly, the Facebook advertisement of the party was one of the most horrific and prejudiced statements I have ever read. I was appalled that the statements were made and then defended by a member of the organization I spent 3 years building. The brother who posted the announcement did so without authorization from the school, the national fraternity, or the executive board of the Kappa Upsilon chapter. He also re-posted it after it was taken down, again without any form of authorization.

Let me state, this brother has been stripped of his status as a Sigma Chi, before any of the university’s proceedings even began. Sigma Chi has fought long and hard to be known as a diverse fraternity with brothers from all walks of life. Hatred is not a value we share among our brothers, and intolerance has no place within our ranks. His repeated offensive and un-apologetic behavior forced Sigma Chi’s hand and while an extreme punishment, we felt it was necessary due to the gravity of the incident.

Quote taken from earlier passage.

From my understanding, when it was first posted, the chapter told the (now ex) member to take it down. How do you know that when he put it up again, the chapter knew and did nothing? Should they have checked before the party - probably. Did they check, see it, and do nothing? That has not been stated. The member who put it up has been stripped of his membership. Should the others be punished because of one person? Particularly if they did not know of his repeat posting?
Yes they should be punished. Banned from Hopkins forever? No. But there is no secret that there is a lot of racial tension between Hopkins students and the Baltimore Community. So knowing that this could be a potentially explosive situation, they should have monitored it more effectively.
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Old 11-01-2006, 02:25 PM
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Should they be punished? No argument here. Please see my earlier post after PhrozenGod's original post. I gave what I thought were several good ideas.
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Old 11-01-2006, 03:02 PM
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Punished for what?
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Old 11-01-2006, 03:09 PM
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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.
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