New Mexico Kappa Sigs Lose Charter

New Mexico Fraternity Loses Charter

As reported by United Press International

A University of New Mexico fraternity had its charter revoked this week due to incidents involving alcohol and discovery of a shotgun in the house.

The Albuquerque Journal said Friday that the Kappa Sigma house was ordered vacated by the end of the fall semester and won't be allowed to reopen until the national fraternity organization reinstates the charter.

Kappa Sigma was one of three New Mexico fraternities suspended this fall due to rules violations.

The Journal said the specific incidents involved underage visitors being supplied with alcohol and an August fight that led to the discovery of the shotgun by police.

3 New Mexico Frats Sanctioned

New Mexico Frats Suspended After Allegations

By Patrick W. Connelly
Co-Editor, The Frat Boy News

Half of the University of New Mexico's fraternities have been suspended until further notice.

If you're a frat guy at New Mexico, August has seriously been just about the worst month ever. Following dumb decisions by brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Delta Theta and Kappa Sigma, the university was forced to suspend each chapter.

An SAE brother was charged by police with raping a 15-year -old girl. Police said he videotaped sexual acts with her and another girl on his cell phone.

Phi Delta Theta was suspended after a 16-year-old girl's parents called the university and said their daughter was found passed out drunk at their house.

Then, on Aug. 21, the university was forced to suspend Kappa Sigma after police found booze in their house when they stopped by to break up a fight.

"First, we will deal with these incidents," the university's president told a local newspaper. "And second, and more importantly, we will work to establish a new positive context for Greek life."

"I think this is a question not of chapters' holding the wrong types of events, (but of) individual chapter members' making very poor choices in terms of their decision-making, which chapters have to bear responsibility for," the president continued.

New Mexico SAE Chapter Suspended After Rape Allegations

Sex Assault Charges Get UNM Frat Suspended

The University of New Mexico's Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter has been suspended until college officials make a judgment on the fraternity following the brother's arraignment on charges he raped a 15 -year old girl.

SAE brother Michael McGiffin, 24, faces a long list of charges for the June rape of the girl.

Police said they found a video depicting McGiffin and the girl performing sexual acts. Another video police found showed McGiffin in sexual acts with a woman police also believe to be a minor who may have been unconscious.

McGiffin faces 11 felony counts, including criminal sexual penetration, criminal sexual contact with a minor and sexual exploitation of a minor.

Another brother of the same chapter, James Anaya, was charged for raping another female student last fall.

New Mexico SAE Brother Charged with Rape

Frat Member Arrested on Rape Charges

A brother of the University of New Mexico's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was charged with raping a 15-year old girl.

SAE brother Michael McGiffin, 24, faces a long list of charges for the June rape of the girl.

Police said they found a video depicting McGiffin and the girl performing sexual acts. Another video police found showed McGiffin in sexual acts with a woman police also believe to be a minor who may have been unconscious.

McGiffin faces 11 felony counts, including criminal sexual penetration, criminal sexual contact with a minor and sexual exploitation of a minor.

Another brother of the same chapter, James Anaya, was charged for raping another female student last fall.