Fraternity censured for Iraq-motif party

The Interfraternity Council Judicial Board will begin to investigate next week as to whether an Iraq war-themed Zeta Psi party violated the code of conduct of the IFC Constitution.

The fraternity has come under fire for a "Bombs Over Baghdad" themed party held Saturday. Party-goers dressed in camouflage, and the house was decorated with sandbags, model airplanes and a "landing strip" painted on plywood, said Zeta Psi Vice President Gabriel de la Garza.

Flyers for the party distributed on campus showed photographs of a crying child spattered in blood, a man clutching a child's lifeless body and a mutilated dead man. The caption read, "Come party, and celebrate what we stand for."

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Had to be a UT frat. They've always been brainless.

the flyer was definately tongue-in-cheek instead of literal.

that said, im seriously reconsidering going to texas for grad school. there are too many nutjobs.

n/t

What's this world coming to. Anyway, I read the flyer as described to be more as satire. I'd be curious to know what the actual object to this was. Maybe their patriotism is being questioned.

Is anyone else seeing this, or am I reading too much into the contents of the flier used to advertise it?

The flyer was done by a third party as an attack on the frat.

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

Glad to be here.

or intelligence.

I say so what...they upset some people...big deal.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kids these days. I just don't know.

What's to become of us all?

T-O-G-A !!!!!

...then they should drop out of college and enlist.

That's all I have to say...

I was in a fraternity that truly celebrated diversity, and kicked ass. I'm sure the Iraq theme was to get attention for the guys, but come on guys, we're at WAR. Please take it seriously, and don't belittle it by having fun with it. Geez.