Frat Suspended Over Notebook With Disturbing Entries On Rape, Lynching
A fraternity at North Carolina State University was suspended Thursday after a so-called "pledge book" containing disturbing statements about rape and lynching surfaced.
The suspension is the latest in a string of punishments for fraternity members' alleged misconduct at various universities across the country -- most notably at University of Oklahoma, where a video of a fraternity chapter's racist chant went viral and sparked national outrage.
Local TV station WRAL reported a "pledge book" that appeared to belong to NC State's chapter of Pi Kappa Phi was found Thursday at a restaurant near campus. The book was filled with "racially and sexually charged language and derogatory comments about women and children," according to the news outlet.
"It will be short and painful, just like when I rape you," one comment read.
"If she's hot enough, she doesn't need a pulse," another said.
"That tree is so perfect for lynching," read a third.
Some of the comments in the book were signed. WRAL matched those names to a list of frat members listed on the chapter's website.
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