Cal Poly awards degree posthumously to Carson Starkey
Cal Poly awarded a degree posthumously to Carson Starkey, the victim of a 2008 fraternity hazing incident, at the university’s graduation ceremony held over the weekend. Read More …
Tag: Fraternities
Another Cal Poly fraternity in trouble over alcohol and push-ups
In the latest move to sanction a Greek organization, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo revoked its recognition of a fraternity chapter for two years as punishment for forcing underage pledges to drink alcohol and do push-ups. Read More …
Cal Poly punishes fraternity for making pledges do push-ups
For the second time in the span of a month, Cal Poly officials have suspended a fraternity for breaking university rules relating to hazing and alcohol use. Read More …
Cal Poly fraternity suspended for hazing
Cal Poly administrators placed the Sigma Pi fraternity on suspension this week for breaking university rules relating to hazing and alcohol use. Read More …
California AG finds no laws broken in ‘racist’ incidents at Cal Poly
An investigation conducted by the California Attorney General’s Office found Cal Poly students involved in allegedly racist incidents earlier this year broke no laws, and their speech was protected by the First Amendment, university President Jeffrey Armstrong announced in a letter to the community. Read More …
Cal Poly Open House marred by protest over campus racism
As Cal Poly welcomed prospective students and their families over the weekend to the university’s annual Open House, hundreds of students boycotted the event, marched and protested on and off campus, creating an uneasy situation for administrators, particularly President Jeffrey Armstrong.
Protesters chanted numerous slogans, including “I am not Cal Poly proud” and “Hey, hey, ho, ho. Armstrong has got to go,” while the university president spoke with prospective students. Read More …
Cal Poly blackface fallout prompts more suspensions and presidential forum
Despite the suspension of Cal Poly’s chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha and the resignation of its leadership, some students and community members are continuing to express outrage over last weekend’s blackface incident both on campus and in the press. Read More …
Cal Poly fraternity leaders resign over blackface scandal
The chapter officers of Cal Poly’s Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity have all resigned over the blackface incident that has snowballed into national news story, not just a community controversy.
On Saturday, while Cal Poly was holding its Poly Cultural weekend, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha was photographed in blackface at a fraternity brotherhood event. Read More …
Faced with backlash over blackface photo, Cal Poly frat hires private security
With protesters gathering outside and suspects throwing water and paint balloons at the property, the Cal Poly chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha has hired private security to stand guard at its Read More …
Hundreds voice outrage over blackface at Cal Poly town hall
Hundreds of Cal Poly students packed a room on campus Monday evening for an emergency town hall meeting following the circulation of a photo showing a fraternity member appearing in blackface Read More …