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The fraternity has been officially removed from the Interfraternity Council — the student governing board that manages fraternities at the University — due to hazing allegations.

Though current chapter members are under suspension for the term, they are expected to be a part of the colony in the fall semester, Weghorst said.

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The fraternity’s suspension came after an e-mail was sent to the University’s Office of Greek Life from a parent who disclosed various hazing activities — like forcing fraternity pledges to perform physical tests on while members shouted and threw tennis balls at them — her son was forced to endure as an SAE pledge.

Brandon Weghorst, associate executive director of communications for the SAE national organization, said the “colony” would consist of a group of young men who would have to follow certain criteria.

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On March 7, the national organization made public its choice to maintain the University chapter — though it will be kept under “colony status” starting in the fall, according to the press release.

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“Right now the chapter remains under suspension, which means they have to halt activities until this fall when we start on the redevelopment plan,” he said.

After a meeting on Wednesday, SAE was dismissed from the council, according to a March 16 IFC press release. The chapter had been suspended since Feb. 9, when the IFC started pursuing an investigation and a chapter review.

The fraternity was suspended by SAE nationals and the IFC, which previously voted to defer its review of SAE until after the national organization concluded its review and made a decision about the status of the fraternity.

“Pending observance of guidelines set forth by the review, the chapter will have the ability to regain full status after at least a year of colony status,” the press release states.

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“The chapter is still suspended, but we’ve started work on a redevelopment plan with them,” Weghorst said. “The chapter will be classified as a colony, which means it will be like having a new group, and we will be starting from ground zero to make sure that they do everything that a chapter is supposed to do.”

Chris Haughee, assistant director of the University’s Office of Greek Life, wrote in an e-mail interview that the University is pursuing disciplinary action against members of the fraternity.

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The Office of Greek Life and the University have a zero-tolerance policy for hazing, according to the IFC press release.