Syracuse Suspends Theta Tau Fraternity Over 'Racist, Anti-Semitic, Homophobic and Sexist' Initiation
The Theta Tau fraternity in Syracuse University were suspended on Wednesday, after a video of its members engaging in offensive behavior emerged online.
The Daily Orange, a student newspaper, obtained the footage, originally posted to a secret Facebook group called “Tau of Theta Tau”, and shared it alongside a story on their website.
In a statement, university officials described the six-minute video as “extremely racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, sexist and hostile to people with disabilities.”
In one of the clips, a member of the fraternity is seen kneeling down at a social gathering inside the Theta Tau house while reciting obscene and offensive 'oaths'. “I solemnly swear to always have hatred in my heart for niggers, spics and most importantly the fucking kikes,” the person repeated, while another member prompted him.
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Towleroad reports that the fraternity was permanently suspended on Saturday.
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I was surprised since they eliminated fraternities at my college several years ago after they lowered the drinking age to 18. BTW, both of my parents were Syracuse graduates so I checked out which fraternity it was because my Dad was an engineering student - but it wasn't his. I read their apology somewhere, but this sounds horrible. 
Syracuse fraternity permanently expelled over racist video
http://poststar.com/news/state-and-regional/syracuse-fraternity-permanently-expelled-over-racist-video/article_a7640be0-af45-5e7f-817b-7df334c048c5.html
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University announced Saturday that it has permanently expelled a fraternity over an offensive video that fraternity members say was intended as satire.
Chancellor Kent Syverud called the Theta Tau video “racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, ableist and sexist” in a video posted on the university’s website.
He said disciplinary actions against the individual students involved could include suspension or expulsion.
The video showed a group of men laughing uproariously at performances punctuated by racist language against blacks, Jews and Hispanics and simulated sex acts. Some students contend the video illustrates larger issues of racism and sexism at the university.
The Syracuse chapter of Theta Tau, a national engineering fraternity, apologized for the video Friday and says its members believe racism “has no place on a university campus.”
