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Suspended Wash U Fraternity Is Reinstated

Members of "Sigma Alpha Epsilon engaged in racially offensive behavior directed toward a group of students of color," wrote a Washington University official in a February email to the entire university community.

A fraternity at Washington University in St. Louis that was suspended in February during an investigation of racially offensive activity has been reinstated. 

Student Life, the independent campus newspaper, reported in February that the students photographed a group of black students who were eating together. They then started singing rap lyrics and used the N-word, the paper reports. 

Today, the University confirmed the reinstatement to the Riverfront Times. Quoting from the RFT story

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"I can confirm that the temporary suspension of SAE has been lifted by University," Wash. U. spokesman Steve Givens said in an e-mail. "The investigation is now complete."

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that sanctions were taken against several students, but no details on the disciplinary action were made available. 

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Following the incident, Chancellor Mark S. Wrightonsent an email to the Wash U community expressing his thoughts on the incident.

"Like many of you, I have been deeply affected by an incident that took place last week," Wrighton wrote in March. "I wanted to take this opportunity to share some of my own thoughts and invite you to join me in an effort to reaffirm our values as a university."

See our previous coverage:

  • WashU Racial Incident Prompts Response From Chancellor Wrighton


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