What year is this?
2015 or 1955?
The fraternity of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at University of Oklahoma must think the latter as they enthusiastically sung this on their charter bus. The fraternity was on their way to a date party when they decide to burst out into song.
The words if you couldn’t decipher them are.
“There will never be a n*gger SAE!” being repeated, followed by “You can hang ‘em from a tree, but they’ll never sign with me!”
There was also a second video and in this one you will hear another nigger chant while they are trying to get someone to stop recording.
This video hasn’t been posted. Watch the guys behind him try to wave the camera away… #OU #student body needs to see this. A video posted by David Smith (@soonerdave25) on
The young man who is standing up on the bus really gets into it, I wonder if any of these gentlemen would be willing to sing that in front of African-American students at the University. I am not going to bemoan the fact that racism still exists in society, you already know that. But, the next you wonder why black people always feel like we are fighting an uphill battle in society just think of stories like this and 1000s others that don’t get reported. This is what we have to put up with on a daily basis.
Think about how we can’t be sure people that are smiling in our faces aren’t secretly chanting things like this behind our backs. That is a burden we carry with us every single day of our lives.
The President of University says he is looking into the matter.
If the video is indeed of OU students, this behavior will not be tolerated and is contrary to all of our values. We are investigating. – DBo
— David Boren (@DavidBorenOK) March 9, 2015
The National Chapter of the Fraternity has also spoken out.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is aware of the video and is both shocked and appalled at what we have seen. (Cont)
— Sigma Alpha Epsilon (@sae1856) March 8, 2015
Those types of behaviors are not consistent with our values whatsoever. (Cont)
— Sigma Alpha Epsilon (@sae1856) March 8, 2015
We are investigating the details and will sanction those who are responsible.
— Sigma Alpha Epsilon (@sae1856) March 8, 2015
I know I speak for all when I say I'm disgusted and shocked by the video involving our @sae1856 chapter at Uof OK. They will be dealt with.
— Brad Cohen (@SAE_ESA_brad) March 9, 2015
*UPDATE*
The OU Chapter has been closed by SAE, but no word on if the school will be handing out any punishment.
Cops have surrounded #SigmaAlphaEpsilon fraternity house. Police officers on bikes & foot in the area #SAE #OU @NEWS9 pic.twitter.com/MvesHm41rj
— Heather HOPE (@HopeNEWS8) March 9, 2015
#SigmaAlphaEpsilon members packing up and getting out of their house tonight #SAE #OU under #police protection @NEWS9 pic.twitter.com/2AuX0iHwbv
— Heather HOPE (@HopeNEWS8) March 9, 2015
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