Morgan State Fraternity Accused of Antigay Bias Is Put on Probation

Morgan State University’s chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity has been put on probation until 2015 after an investigation into a student’s complaint that the fraternity rejected him because he is gay, The Baltimore Sun reported.

The student, Brian Stewart, filed a complaint with the Maryland university in October, citing derogatory social-media messages that he said had been sent between fraternity members.

A university spokesman told the newspaper that a disciplinary panel investigating the complaint had concluded that the chapter violated policies on discrimination. Three students in the fraternity also faced a judicial review, but the spokesman declined to comment on whether those individuals had received additional punishment.

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Morgan spokesman Jarrett Carter Sr. said that a disciplinary panel investigating the complaint found that the Alpha Iota chapter violated university policies regarding discrimination. The disciplinary probation means Morgan’s chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity can’t register as an official organization, can’t participate in university-sponsored events, and can’t host its own events on or off campus.

“It’s very rare to get a complaint like this from students against other students,” Carter said. “It’s not something that the university tolerates or takes lightly.”

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