New Evidence Suggests The SAE Racist Chant Is Not Just An OU Thing, Other Chapters Called Into Question
This onion is starting to stink to high heaven. With each new detail of the SAE racist chant story that is revealed, the more damning it looks for SAE — and now it appears it’s not just the SAE chapter at the University of Oklahoma that is guilty of chanting a similar song.
A thread was started on reddit 29 days ago that brought an alleged list of FIJI pledge rules into question. This list, while pretty damning in its own right, is irrelevant to the current situation with SAE, and not just because it’s 10 years old and has zero foundation or reason to buy its authenticity. Soon after the post hit reddit, someone posted a very interesting comment that was later mysteriously deleted. The cached version of that page, where the comment is still visible, can be found here.
The comment is below. Again, this comment was posted weeks before the OU SAE bus video surfaced.
It would appear the chant is practiced by multiple SAE chapters, albeit with different versions. Although it is not stated, the context of this comment suggests that the SAE chapter the commenter was referencing is the one at the University of Texas. The alleged FIJI pledge rule list was connected to the UT chapter in the initial post, and the commenter didn’t state a different university.
Also, there’s this:
#UT President Bill Powers says school 'looking into' reports that SAE chapter there has chant similar to #OU. More on @NBCDFW at 10.
— Brian Curtis (@BrianCurtisNBC5) March 11, 2015
Also occurring in the wake of this mess, someone came forward to reveal that he heard the same chant by members of the Louisiana Tech SAE chapter back in 2010. He told his story to BuzzFeed News.
“It was the summer of 2010. I was at a rush party at the SAE at LA. Tech house along with all the other freshman who had been invited,” Dylan Merriman wrote in an interview with BuzzFeed News. “I cant remember exactly what he [an SAE active at the party] chanted/drunkenly said but it was similar to the video that has been on social media.”
Three SAE chapters from three different states have been connected to this chant. How far does it reach? How cultural is this problem? And what is SAE going to do to fix this mess?.
[via reddit, BuzzFeed News]
Damn y’all are milking this cow dry aren’t you? ΦΑ born ΦΑ bred
11 years ago at 1:21 pm***Breaking News*** Mainstream media doesn’t like Southern white guys
11 years ago at 1:54 pmYeah white guys are so oppressed
11 years ago at 6:56 pmNoone’s saying they’re oppressed, they’re just not usually portrayed positively.
11 years ago at 9:56 pmYou’re that one kid who just… sucks.
11 years ago at 12:46 amPhi Alpha brother.
11 years ago at 2:10 pmI know for a fact A&M SAE has the same chant
11 years ago at 1:22 pmGo tell somebody, like these fucks. So we can have another weeklong cover of this story.
11 years ago at 1:39 pmThis is such bullshit. I am so fuckin tired of this shit. My chapter and I work tirelessly to help show the positives of greek life and SAE. This absolutely kills me. Stay strong true gentleman. Phi alpha. Not everyone can handle being a TG. To all those guilty, thank you for tarnishing a beautiful thing.
11 years ago at 1:23 pmAs much as I want to say Shut Up Meg… I admire your plight, but for right now just Shut Up Meg.
11 years ago at 1:32 pmThis is what happens when your fraternity is from the south. ΦΑ boys it’s going to be a long haul.
11 years ago at 1:23 pmFuck you, just because a fraternity is from the south doesn’t mean you’re a racist idiot. Chug bleach
11 years ago at 4:29 pmSorry that came off wrong it was more with the historical ties to the south than anything else. Not all southerns are racists just as not all Californian’s are hippie ass liberals.
11 years ago at 6:19 pmAnd besides Im in ΣΑΕ why would I call the organization I love a bunch of racists?
11 years ago at 6:25 pmuntil Eric striker is held to the same standards for his shenanigans I give zero fucks. everyone is for equality until the time for presents it’s self. if it’s good for the goose…..
11 years ago at 1:23 pmI’m more disgusted by OU taking in woman-beaters like Joe Mixon and DGB.
11 years ago at 12:47 amI’ve heard this chant before, but with numerous “white” fraternity letters inserted.To act like SAE is the only national fraternity with racism issues is ignorance.
11 years ago at 1:24 pmI’m glad you said this. This whole OU thing has been embarrassing and disgraceful, but the big issue here has nothing to do with SAE as an organization. The big issue is that racism is still a problem, especially in the South. Sure, it’s easy to make fun of SAE, but this could’ve happened to any fraternity.
11 years ago at 2:19 pmDammit TFM. I know that racism isn’t cool and all, but yall wanna cool your jets on this shit? You very well may dismantle SAE at the rate you’re going.
11 years ago at 1:24 pmSAE is dismantling themselves. Can’t blame a site for simply reporting facts.
11 years ago at 1:37 pmSince when did hearsay become facts? Someone posted it on reddit, must be true.
11 years ago at 3:25 pmThey posted the same song that is heard in the video. Either it’s the biggest coincidence in history, or the song is sung multiple places. Idiot.
11 years ago at 9:36 amI don’t think you understand what hearsay is, champ.
11 years ago at 11:32 amI fear for the future of Greek Life. The chant is wrong – and freedom of speech or not – it’s stupid to practice at an institutional level (no matter how Southern and fratty your school may be), but hypersensitivity creates double standards that are going to be called into question sooner or later.
11 years ago at 1:25 pmStay strong real TG’s. Phi alpha to those braving the storm and phi never to those creating it.
11 years ago at 1:26 pmWhy is this such a big deal? Everyone who has ever been Greek in the south knows this shit goes on every day it should not be a shock
11 years ago at 1:30 pm