SAE At Ohio University Essentially Just Became A Prison Under Constant Surveillance
Big Brother is watching you.
SAE’s national organization visited Ohio’s chapter after hearing allegations of an alcohol violation and receiving hazing tips, and the national representatives treated the situation as if every member of the house was pledging the FBI. I know membership reviews are supposed to be long, hard looks at chapter conduct, but these guys simply tussled on their front porch and had some booze in the house. However, the response was just above “lock ’em up and throw away the key.”
Taking a page right out of Orwell’s classic, nationals installed cameras, members were subjected to hair follicle drug tests and GPA reviews, and anyone who wouldn’t take the test was considered as refusing to participate and was thus part of the problem. As one brother put it, “I didn’t want to get 120 hairs taken off my head every three months to be in a fraternity.” I feel you, man. Some of us thin out a bit on top in college. We need all the hairs we can get. Drug testing for membership in an organization that’s clearly getting bent over and shown the 50 states by nationals sometimes isn’t worth that.
32 members were also suspended, according to The Post:
The national headquarters of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity suspended nearly half of its Ohio Gamma chapter over the weekend, following a membership review Saturday prompted by hazing accusations from Ohio University which also led to an alcohol violation in September.
The OU chapter’s membership dwindled from 65 members before Saturday to 33 members Wednesday.
Beyond all the above ridiculous stipulations put on the chapter, it also had an off-duty police officer added to the house as “security personnel.” Fraternity house or minimum security prison? I’m going to leave that one up to you. It sounds like the 32 guys who were booted from the chapter got the better end of the deal, though. In the future, perhaps SAE’s national office might want to use “1984” more like a cautionary tale instead of a guidebook on how to treat its undergraduate members..
[via The Post]
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these will be referred to as the dark times come 20 years if we still have any members… thanks nationals.
11 years ago at 4:39 pmThe same nationals that threatened to J-Board guys who posted negatively in our Facebook page about the TGI after they announced.
11 years ago at 4:52 pmThats how you know its a good idea, Nationals and Cohen needing to silence anyone who criticizes them.
11 years ago at 1:09 amPA to that.
11 years ago at 2:48 pmThe days of hazing and pledging are over. The brothers that have gone through it know it all too well. It’s time for SAE to become “not the deadiest fraternity”
Everyone should learn from this and realize it is time to move, have more brotherhood events, drink together, just stay safe. Anyone of you want to call a pledges mom or dad and tell them their son is dead because you thought hazing thrn was the only thing to do?
11 years ago at 5:21 pmAmen. Greek life is at the point where it has to straighten up, or be killed off by lawsuits and pissed-off college administrators.
11 years ago at 11:46 amYou’re a pussy. Pledging gives a giant sense of accomplishment and if you had a real pledge process it’d turn you into a man. The TGI doesn’t do shit, it just lets pussies join my house.
11 years ago at 9:12 pmUnwritten rule #1) Never give tips on how to haze to nationals.
11 years ago at 5:26 pmMy bad, I should have skimmed better.
11 years ago at 9:48 amThis happened to my chapter a few years ago, except SAE’s response was to expel 90% of the actives, initiate our pledges, AND they attempted to try and initiate past pledges who hadn’t made grades and were kicked out. Now when I head back to Ames for Homecoming I’m not even allowed to walk through the parking lot (hell after we got kicked out nationals wouldn’t even allow us to buy tickets and attend SAE philanthropy events). It’s honestly insulating, doing this to Brothers who spend so much time, effort, and money to belong to a brotherhood that isn’t respected by Nationals.
11 years ago at 6:25 pmThat sucks man, best you can hope for is an all out mutiny around nationals.
11 years ago at 7:39 amEasier said that done, but they should have all unaffiliated and went local. It might have gotten messy with their house, but I’m sure the alumni would have supported it because, well that’s real brotherhood.
11 years ago at 7:36 pmSAE GOD DAMMIT!… FUCK.
11 years ago at 11:46 pmIs it me, or has SAE appeared in national headlines even more since their new membership development program?
11 years ago at 2:15 am“SAE’s national organization visited Ohio’s chapter after [receiving hazing tips].”
Giving tips on hazing to nationals. TFM
11 years ago at 9:46 amthat sucks. glad i’m not an sae or and if i was im glad im not in that chapter
11 years ago at 11:12 am