The president of Alpha Epsilon Pi at the University of Chicago announced measures to address the fraternity's racially charged leaked emails published by BuzzFeed News on Wednesday.
Joshua Benadiva, the "Master" of AEPi Lambda's chapter made the announcement on the public "Overheard at UChicago" Facebook group, hours after BuzzFeed News published emails in which brothers referred to a Muslim student activist as a "terrorist" and wrote about celebrating "Marathon Luther King Day" by drinking and eating at a fried chicken restaurant.
In his post, Benadiva wrote that "we are disgusted" by the emails sent to the fraternity list-host and said the current Executive Board would "investigate and confront" the individuals who sent them.
Joshua Benadiva.
He also said that chapter has asked for additional educational resources from the university and the national fraternity to "improve our educational program."
The full Facebook post reads:
I'm Josh Benadiva, the president of AEPi.
We are disgusted by the emails sent to the fraternity listhost in past years, and regret that such hate was ever a part of the discourse in AEPi. The current Executive Board is doing everything in its power to investigate and confront the individuals of the fraternity who sent these emails. We whole-heartedly condemn this behavior and reaffirm that there is no place for these hateful and bigoted sentiments in our fraternity.
We can and will continue to do better. We have solicited additional educational resources from the University of Chicago and from our national fraternity organization to improve our educational program and will continue to do so. To our friends who feel hurt, betrayed, or let down, we ask for an opportunity to regain your trust and confidence.
Feel free to message me individually if you have any comments, questions, or really anything.
Benadiva and the chapter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
LINK: Leaked Racist Emails Reveal “Toxic” Culture At University Of Chicago Fraternity
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