The chapter’s suspension until November came after a black brother complained of a hostile, discriminatory environment, including the repeated use of racial, anti-Semitic, and homophobic slurs.
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The university suspended the chapter until Nov. 1 in response to a complaint filed in March by the black member, who was not identified.
After an investigation and review of findings into his allegations, a student-led committee found that the SAE chapter violated the Student Organization Code of Conduct by "creating an environment that was discriminatory."
The committee also found that the actions SAE took in response to the black member's complaints were "insufficient" and required all the chapter's members to undergo training in diversity, inclusion, and mental health before it could be reinstated.
"I am deeply disappointed in the chapter's failure to address persistent reports of discriminatory behavior, as well as the national body's inability to address discrimination within its chapters," Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in a letter to SAE's executive director. "These type of actions are in direct contradiction to the values SAE purports to uphold, as well as our institutional commitment to diversity and inclusion here at UW-Madison."
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