Fraternity suspended after video shows member in rape chant
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sigma Nu headquarters in Lexington, Va. (Photo: Sigma Nu)
A fraternity at the University of Central Florida was suspended Friday after the school received a video of a fraternity member chanting about rape.
According to an incident report filed with the school, a woman – who reportedly is not a UCF student -- filmed a video that captured a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity chanting "Rape! Rape!" and other offensive remarks on June 9 on one of the fraternity's off-campus apartments.
"In a video, there's a brother yelling obscenities, like 'Let's rape some [expletives], rape some sluts' and then yelling, 'Rape' over and over again," according to an incident report filed with UCF's Student Conduct Office, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The person was among four fraternity members who had just returned from a bar.
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The Orlando Sentinel reports the woman gave the video to a UCF student, who gave it to the school.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A hearing will be held Aug. 20. The fraternity is charged with sexual misconduct for condoning or encouraging acts of sexual misconduct, a UCF letter says.
'Let's rape some [expletives], rape some sluts'
The complaint regarding the video has prompted a Title IX investigation, the paper reported.
The Sigma Nu national headquarters condemned the recording, calling it “disrespectful and vile” in a statement.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to the Orlando Sentinel. the Sigma Nu fraternity is subject of an ongoing investigation by the State Attorney’s Office after a woman reported that she awoke on Oct. 3, 2014, naked and in pain in the bathroom of the fraternity house, which is less than a mile from UCF’s main campus. There was an open condom wrapper and a condom on the floor.
The UCF has identified a suspect in that case and then turned the case over to the Attorney’s Office.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.