Administration
SAE regains full fraternity status
Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s Beta chapter has been fully reinstated to fraternity status by Washington University and its national headquarters.
The chapter was suspended Feb. 27 after a number of students were offended by a pledge activity involving a recitation of “B—— Ain’t S—” that included the N-word. The slam-poetry-style reading of the poem was done in front of a group of several black students.
SAE regained its recognition on Tuesday, but Mike Hayes, director of Greek Life, was unable to elaborate on the status of the disciplining of individual members. Student discipline is the responsibility of Tamara King, director of judicial programs.
The fraternity’s cease-and-desist order from its national headquarters was lifted as well. The restored recognition allows SAE to resume all fraternity activities.
“Any violation of University code, where [King] would issue charges—that would be something she would follow through to the end,” Hayes said. “The recognition piece—she would not. We evaluated what we knew and lifted our [suspension].”
King, SAE president and junior Michael Zissman, and Interfraternity Council External Vice President and junior Ethan Goldstein, did not respond to Student Life requests for comment Wednesday.