Racial Incident Leads to Suspension, Investigation of WashU Fraternity
Members of "Sigma Alpha Epsilon engaged in racially offensive behavior directed toward a group of students of color," wrote a Washington University official in an email to the entire university community.
Editor's note: Ryan Martin is enrolled in classes at Washington University in St. Louis. A fraternity at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is under investigation as allegations surface of a racially offensive activity. Student Life, the independent campus newspaper, reports 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. Sharon Stahl, vice chancellor for students, emailed the entire WashU community about the incident just after 2 p.m. "The university received reports that late last evening in the Bears Den on the South 40, new members of one of the university’s fraternities, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, engaged in racially …
