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Tech fraternity suspended for party banner promoting rape, sprinkler shaped like female genitalia
Phi Delta Theta national headquarters suspends Tech chapter
Posted: September 23, 2014 - 3:49pm | Updated: September 24, 2014 - 12:31am
By BLAKE URSCH
A-J MEDIA
A Texas Tech fraternity has been indefinitely suspended after pictures leaked Monday of a party exhibiting a banner encouraging rape and a sprinkler shaped like female genitalia.
The photos, posted on totalfratmove.com, were taken at a party hosted this past weekend by Phi Delta Theta. One photo shows a banner painted with the words “No Means Yes, Yes Means Anal.”
Another photo shows a sprinkler attached to a cutout shaped like a woman's legs spread apart.
Phi Delta Theta’s national headquarters has suspended the Tech chapter, Texas Epsilon, for the duration of an investigation into the matter, according to a news release.
Trey Hudgins, president of the Tech chapter, apologized for the incident in a statement released Tuesday.
“On behalf of the men of Texas Epsilon, I want to apologize for the inappropriate signage displayed during a social event this past weekend. The images and statements do not represent the values of Phi Delta Theta or the feelings of the Texas Epsilon chapter towards women. It was a terrible error in judgment. We are cooperating with Texas Tech and General Headquarters officials in an investigation regarding this matter.”
A news release, distributed by the fraternity’s Ohio-based headquarters, called the party “unsanctioned” and said fraternity officials, local alumni officers and Tech administrators are currently conducting an investigation.
“We are deeply concerned by the images provided from the alleged event. Phi Delta Theta has zero tolerance for any behavior that promotes misogyny or promotes a sexually hostile environment,” Sean Wagner, associate executive vice president for the fraternity’s national headquarters, said in the release. “This action directly contradicts the values of Phi Delta Theta, and anyone found to be directly involved in the severely misguided decision will be held accountable, and education in this area will be provided.”
Tech spokesman Chris Cook released a statement from the university: “Sexual misconduct is a serious issue, and an investigation into this incident is ongoing.”
Chancellor Robert Duncan was a member of Phi Delta Theta before he graduated from Tech in 1976. Dailey Fuller, director of communications and marketing for the Tech system, said Duncan would not comment on the fraternity’s suspension.
A website for the fraternity also lists Hayden Hatch, president of Tech’s student government association, as a member. Hatch did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
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Tech fraternity suspended for party banner promoting rape, sprinkler shaped like female genitalia
Phi Delta Theta national headquarters suspends Tech chapter
Posted: September 23, 2014 - 3:49pm | Updated: September 24, 2014 - 12:31am
By BLAKE URSCH
A-J MEDIA
A Texas Tech fraternity has been indefinitely suspended after pictures leaked Monday of a party exhibiting a banner encouraging rape and a sprinkler shaped like female genitalia.
The photos, posted on totalfratmove.com, were taken at a party hosted this past weekend by Phi Delta Theta. One photo shows a banner painted with the words “No Means Yes, Yes Means Anal.”
Another photo shows a sprinkler attached to a cutout shaped like a woman's legs spread apart.
Phi Delta Theta’s national headquarters has suspended the Tech chapter, Texas Epsilon, for the duration of an investigation into the matter, according to a news release.
Trey Hudgins, president of the Tech chapter, apologized for the incident in a statement released Tuesday.
“On behalf of the men of Texas Epsilon, I want to apologize for the inappropriate signage displayed during a social event this past weekend. The images and statements do not represent the values of Phi Delta Theta or the feelings of the Texas Epsilon chapter towards women. It was a terrible error in judgment. We are cooperating with Texas Tech and General Headquarters officials in an investigation regarding this matter.”
A news release, distributed by the fraternity’s Ohio-based headquarters, called the party “unsanctioned” and said fraternity officials, local alumni officers and Tech administrators are currently conducting an investigation.
“We are deeply concerned by the images provided from the alleged event. Phi Delta Theta has zero tolerance for any behavior that promotes misogyny or promotes a sexually hostile environment,” Sean Wagner, associate executive vice president for the fraternity’s national headquarters, said in the release. “This action directly contradicts the values of Phi Delta Theta, and anyone found to be directly involved in the severely misguided decision will be held accountable, and education in this area will be provided.”
Tech spokesman Chris Cook released a statement from the university: “Sexual misconduct is a serious issue, and an investigation into this incident is ongoing.”
Chancellor Robert Duncan was a member of Phi Delta Theta before he graduated from Tech in 1976. Dailey Fuller, director of communications and marketing for the Tech system, said Duncan would not comment on the fraternity’s suspension.
A website for the fraternity also lists Hayden Hatch, president of Tech’s student government association, as a member. Hatch did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
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