Wisconsin SAE chapter suspended over racist, bigoted slurs

(AP) — The University of Wisconsin has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at its flagship campus after finding that members of the fraternity repeatedly used racist and bigoted slurs and ostracized a black member who tried to stop it.

The reporting student also accused a fellow fraternity member of assaulting him, and school officials said that member was disciplined by the fraternity as a result, though it didn't say how.

After video was posted online last year showing the Oklahoma SAE members engaging in a racist chant on a bus, the fraternity's Evanston, Illinois-based national leadership made several changes.

In addition to disbanding the Oklahoma chapter, it hired a director of diversity and inclusion, said it was reviewing all 237 of its chapters for racially offensive behavior and required all of its members to complete online diversity training.

"[...] the fraternity has enacted a large number of initiatives in the past year to combat intolerance, discrimination or morally unacceptable behavior," the statement said.