University of Oklahoma fraternity shut down for 'racist' video

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was shut down at the University of Oklahoma said Sunday night after a video went viral showing multiple frat members chanting a racial slur.

By Staff, Associated Press MARCH 9, 2015

Oklahoma fraternity shut down for "racist" video

KAKE - Wichita, KS

NORMAN, OKLA. — A University of Oklahoma fraternity will close and its members will be suspended after the group's national headquarters says a video of members participating in a racist chant was posted online.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon said Sunday night that an investigation had confirmed the contents of a video showing multiple people chanting a racial slur against blacks and indicating that blacks would never be admitted to the fraternity. The chant also references lynching.

Oklahoma News9.com reports:

The 10-second video clip first surfaced sometime early Sunday afternoon and immediately went viral. The footage appears to be shot by a passenger on a bus with several members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

In the brief video, you can hear and see the members loudly chanting together, "There will never be a n***** SAE." SAE is a reference to the fraternity's Greek letters.

The chant repeats the first verse, then goes on to say, "You can hang them from a tree, but they'll never sign with me."

The video is believed to have been shot on Saturday while the fraternity was on a chartered bus for a date night.

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