University of Oklahoma removes fraternity

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University of Oklahoma removes fraternity
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Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the
University of Oklahoma have until midnight
Tuesday to pack their bags and get out of their
house after a video showed them chanting a racial
epithet on the way to a party. It was only a
nine-second clip, but the fallout has been
significant. The national chapter of SAE
shuttered the house at OU, and school President
David Boren said the university's affiliation
with the fraternity is permanently done. At a
news conference, Boren said the school was
looking into punishing the people involved,
especially those "who have taken a lead" in the
chanting. "If we're ever going to snuff this out
in the whole country, let alone on college
campuses, we're going to have to have zero
tolerance and we have to act right away," the
former Oklahoma governor and U.S. senator
said. "This is not a place that wants racists or
bigots on our campus or will tolerate it, so I
think you have to send a very strong signal."
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