As an organization focused on molding exemplary gentlemen and respecting the dignity and worth of all human beings, the Syracuse chapter of the Delta Chi fraternity deplores any racial intolerance or degradation of any group of people based on their gender, religious beliefs, race or sexuality.

When we invite new members to join our fraternity, we teach them how to be gentlemen in social scenarios and respectful of all groups of people on the Syracuse University campus. By respecting the dignity and worth of all persons, we look for the best qualities of a gentleman who would like to join our brotherhood. We don’t believe a potential new member should be degraded for what he believes in or what he stands for. Diversity is an important factor that makes our brotherhood more unique and genuine, and the fact that there’s another fraternity on campus that openly disrespects many different groups of people is absolutely unacceptable.

There’s no place on this campus for any sort of racial, religious or gender discrimination. People come to SU to acquire a world-class education and collaborate with peers of different backgrounds to acquire a worldly perspective on issues while becoming better citizens in the process. Students, faculty, staff and visitors shouldn’t have to go through SU with a dark cloud of intolerance and discrimination cast by a single organization, and our fraternity system should work to change this stereotype in order to emphasize how fraternities can positively affect our campus community.

With that said, we vehemently detest the actions taken by the Syracuse chapter of Theta Tau, and we recommend that they be given the harshest punishment for their shameful behavior toward people of different religious beliefs, sexual orientations or racial identities. Delta Chi is welcoming of all gentlemen who want to make a positive difference to our fraternity and our campus community, and we won’t stand with another fraternity that holds backwards views on race, religions, genders and sexualities. Our Greek community is defined by the actions of all our members, and we will not be lumped together with an organization that looks to dismantle all the positive strides made by fraternities over the years.

If you have any questions about our stand against discrimination or our plan to help create a campus of care and compassion for all groups, please contact our president, Peter Kelemen.

Sincerely,

The Syracuse chapter of the Delta Chi fraternity

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Published on April 19, 2018 at 1:37 pm