Fraternity Member Expelled From University After Hanging Offensive “For Sale” Banner On Car
Southeastern Vermont University student and Omega Alpha Pi fraternity member John Milgram had his status as a full-time student terminated Tuesday night after a university hearing decided the banner he hung on his car was against the student code of conduct.
The car, which was parked outside of Milgram’s fraternity house, had a banner on the driver’s side rear window which read “FOR SALE BY OWNER” when it was spotted by a fellow student. The student then reported it to Kevin Michaels, SVU’s greek life advisor, who demanded that Milgram remove it from his vehicle.
“A banner like that has no place on this campus,” Michaels said. “It objectifies cars, and the fact that he added ‘BY OWNER’ to the end of it is hauntingly reminiscent of the dominion a master has over his slaves. It’s just all-around offensive.”
After Michaels reported the incident to the university’s president, an emergency hearing was scheduled, which eventually resulted in Milgram’s expulsion.
Milgram claims he was merely trying to sell his car.
“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me,” Milgram said after hearing the university’s decision. “No, like, seriously. This is a joke, right?”
Milgram has decided to appeal the university’s decision, and members of Milgram’s fraternity recently held a sit-in on the school’s quad in solidarity for their brother. Campus police issued 45 open intoxicant tickets at the event..
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I has no trouble believing this was real until the third paragraph. Thanks for upping TFMs entertainment value, Devry.
10 years ago at 5:02 pmNever update your phone. My autocorrect database reset and has me typing like I work in an Indian call center.
10 years ago at 5:27 pmDid you have a stroke while writing this?
10 years ago at 11:18 pmAnything’s possible
10 years ago at 11:35 pmI feel like I’m missing 80% of this story
10 years ago at 6:23 pmI chuckled
10 years ago at 7:07 pmThey’re bring Law and Order to SVU
10 years ago at 8:34 pmJust like in other languages, vehicles have gender in English speaking countries. Cars like the one in the picture are female and trucks are male, especially if they have balls hanging from the back bumper. It is clear that this man considers his car an object, signifying him as a woman-car hater and probably a vaginal rapist at least. One can only imagine how he treats her.
It is about time that University Administrators stand up and protect the dignity of female automobiles. If the “seller” wants to objectify something it should be the pledges. Make them scrub the rear bumper with their tongues! Show some DIGNITY AND RESPECT!
10 years ago at 10:38 pmThis satire shit is becoming too much for me
10 years ago at 11:10 pmDid anyone else think it was a real story before reading it?
10 years ago at 11:18 pmYeah that was the point.
10 years ago at 7:50 amThis is an abortion of a post as are you as a human being.
10 years ago at 1:01 amYou forgot “The fraternity’s national office has suspended the chapter, claiming the actions of this member in no way reflect the values of Omega Alpha Phi”
10 years ago at 8:17 amVermont NF
10 years ago at 6:49 pm