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Man Alleges That Kappa Alpha Psi Members Made Him Strip Down To His Underwear & Rub Lotion On Another Man’s Body

  Wait, what???? Man Sues Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity For $2 Million For Hazing A 45-year-old Maryland man is suing Kappa Alpha Psi and a local police officer after he alleges that an alumni chapter of the fraternity hazed him bizarrely. According to Harry Draughn Jr., he was struck with a cane, made to perform tasks in his skivvies and “forced” to rub lotion on another man’s body. Sir… The Washington Post reports: A D.C. man is suing Kappa Alpha Psi for more than $2 million, claiming he was hazed by a Prince George’s County police officer leading the fraternity’s membership intake for an alumni chapter of the organization earlier this year. Harry Draughn Jr., 45, alleges he was beaten, smacked with a cane and told to perform tasks in his underwear as a spring 2015 pledge of the Hyattsville/Landover Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, according to court documents filed Tuesday morning. The suit names the fraternity and one of the chapter’s intake chairmen, Jesse Stewart Jr., as defendants and identifies Stewart as a Prince George’s County police officer. The Prince George’s County Police Department suspended Stewart and launched an investigation upon learning of the allegations, officials said. Stewart is listed as a “2nd Vice Polemarch” on the fraternity’s Web site. Draughn, a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, said he had never joined a fraternity as a student and became interested in the local chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi for the camaraderie and the group’s commitment to community service. Draughn said he paid $3,000 to become a member of the group in January but was denied a refund after he complained of the hazing. During the intake process, Draughn and another potential member of the fraternity were told to take off their pants and socks and “perform tasks around [the defendant’s] house in their underwear,” the suit claims. They were also asked inappropriate personal questions about their sex lives and were told to rub lotion on Stewart’s body, according to the complaint. Draughn alleges he was beaten as part of the hazing, claiming Stewart smacked him and another pledge “on their bottoms with a cane” in February, the court documents state. “Since the beating on March 23, 2015, Plaintiff has had to sit on a pillow while driving and is suffering from lower back pain, has not [been] able to sleep, has felt depressed,” the lawsuit states. SMH….this man can NOT be serious. You’re 45-years-old sir, there’s no way anyone should have been able to “force” you to do anything.

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Man Alleges That Kappa Alpha Psi Members Made Him Strip Down To His Underwear & Rub Lotion On Another Man’s Body

Will Ferrell Says Racist Frat Video Is ‘A Real Argument For Getting Rid Of The System Altogether’

Will Ferrell says the racist SAE video is an example of what’s wrong with the fraternity system.

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Will Ferrell Says Racist Frat Video Is ‘A Real Argument For Getting Rid Of The System Altogether’

#FratBoysBeLike: 5 Things Fraternity Bros Say To Their Unsuspecting Neighbors

Toga! Toga! Toga! Young couple Kelly and Mac are settling down in a quiet neighborhood with their newborn child, until some turned up frat bros move into the house next door. Teddy the President, is quick to accept friendship with the couple after they introduce themselves. But, things turn sour after the fraternity has one too many crazy house parties keeping Mac’s newborn baby up all night. As the family feuds with the frat brothers, things get hilariously dangerous and no one is backing down. In honor of the new comedy, we count down the funniest things wild frat bros say to their unsuspecting neighbors after taking over the cul-de-sac. Make sure to go watch Neighbors when it hits theaters May 9, 2014 !

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White Students At Cornell University Are Way Out Of Pocket, Party-goers Throw Bottles At Black Students Evoking Trayvon Martin

Party-goers At Cornell University Throw Bottles At Black Students Evoking Trayvon Martin “Come up here, Trayvon”… Allegedly taunting them with references to Trayvon Martin, a group of people on the roof of the Sigma Pi fraternity house reportedly threw bottles and other objects at black students who were walking by the house early Sunday morning, according to several accounts. Sigma Pi President Zach Smith ’13 said in an email Sunday afternoon that the fraternity has “figured out who the perpetrator was, and will turn his name over to police.” The individual identified was not a brother of the fraternity, he said. Cornell Chief of Police Kathy Zoner confirmed that people were “reportedly making racial references” and throwing bottles from the roof of Sigma Pi. She added that she could not disclose more information because the investigation, which is being led by Ithaca Police, is ongoing. Beverly Fonkwo ’14 said she was walking home with a friend when, unprovoked, the group on the fraternity roof began throwing objects that landed near a group walking behind them. When the people walking behind Fonkwo asked them to stop, the people on top of the fraternity continued to throw objects — including a Jack Daniels that landed near the group behind and an unopened beer can that landed near Fonkwo and her friend — she said. When they asked them to stop again, the group responded, “‘Come up here, Trayvon,’ and started making all these other racial comments,” Fonkwo said. A black teenager from Florida, Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in February — a death that was widely perceived as unprovoked and galvanized African American activists across the country. “I feel like it was targeted and racially motivated … we felt very threatened,” Fonkwo said of the incident Sunday. Meanwhile, the assailants “were just laughing at the whole situation until we called the police and then they ran inside,” she said. That may be of little consolation to Sade Samakinwa ’14, who said she saw her friends outside the house “pretty shook up” after the incident. “I think the most shocking thing was not that bottles were being thrown but that they were shouting Trayvon,” Samakinwa said. “To use that boy’s name so disrespectfully while disrespecting someone is absolutely insane.” Wow, so that’s how they really feel. SMH. Source

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