OT Update: Fraternity SAM suspended by UofM
Many of you have been following the story about the vandalism caused by Sigma Alpha Mu at Tree Tops Resort in Northern Michigan. The News (and Freep, for that matter) are reporting that UofM has suspended the fraternity in light of last weekend's actions.
In addition, up to five other Greek organizations at UofM may possibly also be suspended. This story has legs, and I'm sure there is more to come.
Besides Sigma Alpha Mu, UM officials said Sigma Delta Tau sorority was involved in the vandalism that occurred at Treetops Resort in Gaylord the weekend of Jan. 16-17.
That same weekend, Pi Kappa Alpha and Chi Psi fraternities along with Alpha Phi and Delta Gamma sororities were involved in reported vandalism at Boyne Highlands, 50 miles northwest in Harbor Springs, UM officials said. The damage involved 12 rooms.
UM officials want all of those groups to be suspended as well, university spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said.
January 22nd, 2015 at 9:55 PM ^
They give the university and the rest of the greek system a bad name
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:21 PM ^
The Greek System gives the Greek System a bad name.
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:57 PM ^
January 23rd, 2015 at 10:04 AM ^
As an actual Greek (as in my parents were born in Greece), I've never really liked the Greek System. Somehow, I'd mention that I was Greek in a conversation, and instantly people ask "oh, what fraternity are you in?" My response was "no, like My Big Fat Greek Wedding." Which, incidentally, is the best and most accurate representation of Greek-American culture I've seen to date. Go watch it.
January 23rd, 2015 at 7:35 PM ^
Fellow Greek here. The only thing I didn't recognize was the windex thing. Any thoughts?
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:25 PM ^
Does the greek system have a good name to begin with? Honest question. From my experience, whenever the topic arises, more people seem to be negative on it than positive.
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:47 PM ^
All 6,000 Michigan students in Greek Life are rich kids from the east coast. All they care about is partying, raping and saying bro. Let's expel em all. They're a scourge to UM and society.
Good thing it wasn't my frat. phew.
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:53 PM ^
No, pretty much, fine by me, yes.
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:56 PM ^
January 23rd, 2015 at 9:33 AM ^
We all steal, rape and murder...
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:59 PM ^
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January 23rd, 2015 at 12:19 AM ^
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January 23rd, 2015 at 12:54 AM ^
Good. He was wrong about everything anyway.
January 23rd, 2015 at 10:07 AM ^
Eisai Ellinas, paidaki mou?
January 23rd, 2015 at 3:02 PM ^
That's a hanging softball if I ever saw one.
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January 22nd, 2015 at 10:53 PM ^
despite how much I enjoyed being a "frat boy", I have to disagree with this argument by Otter:
The damage done over the weekend at these two resorts is about as bad as it gets. Having their chapter being suspended by U of M and by their national organization is probably going to prove to be relatively minor compared to the legal troubles they still face.
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:54 PM ^
As usual, Michigan did the right thing. That is why Michigan is "Michigan."
January 23rd, 2015 at 12:11 AM ^
The right thing would be to kick them off campus forever.
January 23rd, 2015 at 11:27 AM ^
and you play
January 22nd, 2015 at 9:57 PM ^
That's the math fraternity right?
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:07 PM ^
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January 23rd, 2015 at 1:25 AM ^
It's a Jewish fraternity
January 23rd, 2015 at 4:44 AM ^
Ernie Davis?
Dave Bing?
John Mackey?
January 23rd, 2015 at 11:16 AM ^
I had some friends who went to Toledo and lived in the Sammy house there... I think it was the only Greek house off campus, and the place was a beautiful disaster! And I don't think any of them were Jewish, but my understanding is that it is a Jewish fraternity
January 23rd, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
I know Kappa Alpha Theta is a nationally Christian sorority, but at U of M they're basically all Jewish. Kinda curious how that came to happen.
I'd imagine the Sammy chapter at Toledo was at least founded by some Jewish guys. However, there probably hasn't been a large enough population of Jewish students at the school for them to easily maintain a big enough house.
January 23rd, 2015 at 11:28 AM ^
Happy Hannakuh song?
January 23rd, 2015 at 9:21 AM ^
It's a Jewish fraternity.
January 23rd, 2015 at 11:09 AM ^
After a few too many pops up North, they couldn't stop jumping.
January 22nd, 2015 at 9:59 PM ^
Honest question - when a frat gets suspended by a school, does that just mean they can't claim an affiliation with the school, or does it also mean they have to close the doors and move off campus?
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:04 PM ^
as an organization, but assumedly they own the house they are in and they can't be divested of that, so no, they don't have to move off campus.
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:06 PM ^
Shortly after I graduated my fraternity, Sigma Chi, got suspended and then eventually booted off campus alltogether. We had to reapply for admission first with our charter and then with the university for reinstatement. It's NOT an insignificant punishment and it set back our house a decade or more.
We had idiots shooting bb guns at the windows in South & West Quad from our roof amoungst other alcohol related offenses.
This is a big deal.
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:17 PM ^
Jameis Winston also did the bb guns and he won a Heisman. I guess things are different at FSU....
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:12 PM ^
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January 23rd, 2015 at 11:17 AM ^
Or you could picture a bong hit in the middle of a bj and somehow her hair gets stuck in the fore....
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:38 PM ^
January 23rd, 2015 at 10:27 AM ^
Wasn't this the infamous "Cat Frat" from the '80s that was busted for torturing a cat?
January 23rd, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^
No, that was Alpha Delta Phi
January 23rd, 2015 at 12:13 PM ^
Absolutely fucking not. We, Sigma Chi, shared a parking lot with the house who tortured/hung the house cat and I actually saw the poor thing hanging from tree in our back lot and called the cops. I was the guy who reported it to the police and turned them in.
Those sick fucks cut off it's paws, hung it from a tree and then set it on fire. To this day I've seen very little in my life that compares to that sight in terms of cruelty to another living thing.
January 30th, 2015 at 3:49 PM ^
WTF?
I'm no fan of cats, but who the hell would do that?
January 22nd, 2015 at 10:42 PM ^
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January 23rd, 2015 at 9:04 AM ^
Did Sigma Chi come back and get the boot again? They were rechartering when I was rushing '07-'11.
January 23rd, 2015 at 9:23 AM ^
They've been back on campus.
January 23rd, 2015 at 12:23 PM ^