West Alabama's Sigma Pi Gets Suspended For Fight

UWA Suspends Frat After Fight

University of West Alabama's Sigma Pi house has been suspended after a brawl that started in the vicinity of their house and spilled out into a nearby dormitory parking lot. The fight was allegedly started with the use of a racial epithet by one of the fraternity members.

“We’re in the middle of our investigation, and we’re poised to follow our procedures we normally would in the case of student incidents," said Danny Buckalew, vice president for student affairs. “Until we can investigate, it’s in their best interest for them to be on this status. It’s our normal procedures where there is an identifiable group."

Yeah, like that time they suspended the Thespian Club. -FBN Ed

The school plans to have a hearing after it collects all the facts surrounding the case. There are no charges filed at this time.

Executive director of Sigma Pi’s nationals,Mark Briscoe, supports the temporary suspension during the investigation. The suspension prevents members from holding social or campus events,

“The facts have not really come out on this, and that’s what we want, We want to get all sides."

Briscoe said his understanding was that the fight began when several non-brothers, vandalized a brother pick-up truck. Other reports said the fight started within the fraternity house.

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Alledged Fight Prompts Investigation

The University of West Alabama was witness to a roving mob of fraternity guys last Sunday. It all started when a member of Sigma Pi fraternity used a racial in the direction of a black guest at their party. The guest then hit a member of the fraternity and left the building.

Several angry brothers were not far behind him. The incident occurred around 2 am.

The surly group found its way over to a dormitory parking lot, where they found Edmond Kelly, Jason Graham and two other, presumably black, students.

"As we were walking, a white guy ran up to us and said, 'which one of you guys cold-cocked my friend with a bottle?" said Edmond Kennedy a West Alabama student.

"Before I could even ask any questions or anything, by that time they had done bum rushed me, about 30 or 40 of them had done bum rushed me, my roommate and the other two guys", said Jason Graham.

All individuals involved with the assault could face suspension, pending an investigation. The fraternity lost its status as a recognized organization while the school conducts its investigation.

Both Graham and Kennedy claim they were not present at the Sigma Pi fraternity that night, and were not aware of the incident there, until after the ordeal was over, broken up by campus police.