Video Surfaces Of Alleged Nebraska Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Members Branding A Pledge’s Ass
Today, a video from May of 2014 hit the internet, causing a total shit storm. We must’ve received 15 tips about this damn thing. The video in question involves some alleged University of Nebraska-Lincoln Phi Kappa Psi actives branding an alleged freshman pledge’s ass with the fraternity’s letters.
The liberal media is obviously going to shit all over these guys and call for their heads, but we don’t really have any facts or context for what exactly is going on here. The Daily Nebraskan had this to say:
UNL spokesman Steve Smith said in a statement that neither the person who was the subject of the video nor the individual who posted it are currently enrolled at UNL.
So there’s a chance these guys aren’t in a fraternity at all, or even enrolled in the university. There’s also a chance that UNL spokesman Steve Smith is just covering his ass, or that these guys were all already booted from their fraternity and the university.
Phi Psi’s president said that branding is not, nor has it ever been, part of the fraternity’s tradition. He also said that the individuals in the video participated under their own voluntary will.
We’ll update the situation if any new information comes to light..
Image via Facebook/Nebraska Phi Psi
First of all this story still has not been updated with the correct information since yesterday. I would like to say that I am an active member of PKP at The University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The events that took place in this video were at an off campus location (given that the events also took place in 2014), the individual that was branded did solely based on his own choices (no one forced him to do it, and I have physical evidence of that), he was also AN ACTIVE MEMBER AT THE TIME. We’ve all been there from time to time, you’re intoxicated, you think “ohh this is going to be sweet to show my kids when they’re old enough to start rushing”. However, thanks to some of the most mediocre reporting I have ever seen in my life this is now a big deal. This has never been a ritual in the Phi Kappa Psi brotherhood and never will be. To summarize, here’s what were looking at ladies/gents- It was an off campus get together, he wasn’t a pledge, and he wanted to do it. If you are a civilized rational human being you will realize that this is nothing but a shit storm purely caused by the media. When the truth comes out, we will be clear. Thanks for reading. Live Ever, Die Never.
9 years ago at 9:15 amNever mind that half of the defensive lineman in the NFL have an Omega branded on their bicep…
That said, LEAVE YOUR PHONES IN YOUR FUCKING POCKETS! How is this such a hard concept for so many fraternities? We’re already a target for the media, there’s no need to incriminate yourselves.
9 years ago at 9:21 amI’m a Unl phi psi and the day before this shit happened we had a pipe burst that flooded our main floor. I get that it’s not very relevant but it’s been a rough week in the White House to say the least.
9 years ago at 10:56 amWhat’s all the fuss about? It’s really no different from getting a tattoo or piercing. If he is old enough to consent, and it has nothing to do with pledging or a requirement for membership in a university sanctioned organization, the mere fact that he is was a university student should have nothing to do with it. The university should have nothing to say about it whatsoever and neither should anybody else. It’s his business and his business alone.
9 years ago at 1:49 pm