Syracuse University has placed its chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority under investigative status, SU announced Saturday afternoon.

The sorority has not been suspended, and the investigation is being conducted by the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, said Panhellenic Council President Emily Barkann. Six other Greek organizations have been suspended or expelled since the beginning of the 2017-18 academic year.

“All chapter activity is temporarily suspended while we investigate the alleged conduct violations. We take violations of our Code of Student Conduct very seriously and any behavior contrary to our values and community standards is met with swift action,” said Sarah Scalese, SU’s senior associate vice president for communications, in a statement. “Due to the sometimes sensitive nature of cases, and to maintain students’ privacy, we do not share specifics of the allegations.”

Syracuse University has suspended or expelled the following Greek organizations since the beginning of the 2017-18 academic year:

• The Delta Tau Delta fraternity was suspended in fall 2017 for conduct violations that included hazing.
• The Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity was suspended in spring 2018 for behavior that threatened the safety of a person participating in its new member process.
• The Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity was suspended in spring 2018 after a months-long hazing investigation.
• The Theta Tau fraternity was permanently expelled in spring 2018 after videos surfaced showing people participating in behaviors Syverud has called “extremely racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic,  sexist, and hostile to people with disabilities.”
• The Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha sorority was banned from operating at SU in fall 2018, according to FASA. The nature of the conduct violations is currently unclear.
• The Zeta Beta Tau fraternity was suspended in February 2019 after an SU conduct board found it violated the university’s Code of Student Conduct. The nature of the conduct violations is currently unclear.

Four SU fraternities are currently under sanctions for violations of SU’s Code of Student Conduct:

• The Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity is currently on disciplinary probation through December 2019. The nature of the conduct violations is currently unclear.
• The Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity is currently under disciplinary probation through December 2019 for conduct violations related to hazing.
• The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity is under social probation through February 2019, and disciplinary probation through October 2019. The nature of the conduct violations is currently unclear.
• The Sigma Chi fraternity is under disciplinary probation through May 2019. The nature of the conduct violations is currently unclear.

Published on March 23, 2019 at 6:46 pm

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