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Arizona university revokes fraternity's charter over "racially insensitive" party
Source: Reuters
Arizona university revokes fraternity's charter over "racially insensitive" party
BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
PHOENIX Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:49am EST
(Reuters) - Arizona State University said on Thursday it had permanently severed ties with a campus fraternity whose members threw a party with a "racially-insensitive" theme that has drawn outrage from leaders in the black community and beyond.
The large public university said it revoked the chapter status of Tau Kappa Epsilon and is investigating students for policy violations for the event on January 19, a day before a U.S. holiday honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
"It is unfortunate that a few individuals held an offensive party at a time when ASU, the state and the nation were celebrating Dr. King's achievements and legacy," the school said in a statement.
Pictures circulated on social media websites showed white students dressed in sports jerseys and baggy clothes, flashing gang signs and drinking out of watermelon cups. The behavior drew swift and harsh condemnation.
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BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
PHOENIX Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:49am EST
(Reuters) - Arizona State University said on Thursday it had permanently severed ties with a campus fraternity whose members threw a party with a "racially-insensitive" theme that has drawn outrage from leaders in the black community and beyond.
The large public university said it revoked the chapter status of Tau Kappa Epsilon and is investigating students for policy violations for the event on January 19, a day before a U.S. holiday honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
"It is unfortunate that a few individuals held an offensive party at a time when ASU, the state and the nation were celebrating Dr. King's achievements and legacy," the school said in a statement.
Pictures circulated on social media websites showed white students dressed in sports jerseys and baggy clothes, flashing gang signs and drinking out of watermelon cups. The behavior drew swift and harsh condemnation.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/24/us-usa-frat-arizona-idUSBREA0N0C020140124
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