Stanford University fraternity loses housing indefinitely
Source: Palo Alto Weekly
Stanford University's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has lost its house indefinitely after a university investigation found that its members engaged in acts of intimidation and retaliation, including deterring a female student from reporting a potential Title IX concern involving the fraternity.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE), whose housing privileges were suspended earlier this year following a sexual harassment investigation, will now be an unhoused fraternity, the university announced Wednesday.
An investigation conducted this spring uncovered two incidents of intimidation and retaliation that occurred within the fraternity in recent months, both relating to concerns about federal gender equity law Title IX, the university said. One incident involved intimidation and retaliatory conduct, including acts of cyberbullying directed at another student based on a false belief that the student had reported Title IX concerns about SAE, according to the university.
The investigation also found that SAE members held social events at the Campus Drive house with non-members and had alcohol in common areas of the house on several occasions in recent months. This violated sanctions the university handed down this spring following a previous investigation that found the fraternity had created a hostile environment for female students at a May 2014 event in violation of Title IX and university policy.
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Previously on DU (March 2015):
"The Ugly, Racist, Deadly History of Sigma Alpha Epsilon"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/118713156
University of Oklahoma Fraternity Closed After Video of Racist Chant
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026336169