The Lawrence Police Department posted a statement online saying no arrests were made during the protests, and no injuries were reported. “The university takes seriously all reports of sexual assault and is unwaveringly committed to the health and safety of our students,” they said in the statement.ĭuring protests Monday and Tuesday evenings outside the fraternity, demonstrators chanted “We believe her” and held signs reading “No means no” and “Your silence is compliance.” KU Chancellor Douglas Girod, Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer and Vice Provost Tammara Durham issued a letter to students Tuesday saying the university has processes to investigate sexual assault and hold individuals accountable.
KU officials said the university and local law enforcement are investigating. “Phi Kappa Psi takes these allegations very seriously and will fully cooperate with law enforcement,” the statement said. I love being able to depend on a sorority sister to encourage me, lift me up, hold me responsible, pray for me, and help me live up to the mission, values, and standards of our sorority.” Photo by Marc Mayes.Kansas News Service The Phi Kappa Psi building near the KU campus on Wednesday.Ī statement said the fraternity “became aware of allegations against a new undergraduate member” surrounding events Saturday night. I don’t have any sisters, and AKA offered me sisters in every state across the U.S. There is something refreshing being part of something with people who look like you, understand your experience as a black woman, and work with you to help positively impact communities that are most vulnerable.
“We were heavy on planning programs every two weeks for campus and making sure we were doing community service every week in some capacity. “From the beginning, we wanted to get on campus and set a tone and standard,” she says. In 2013, Kearston Winrow, BJ ’14, and 28 other women reestablished AKA’s presence at MU by reactivating the chapter. Alpha Kappa Alpha was the first historically black sorority founded on MU’s campus. take the stage inJesse Auditorium during their spring 2014 probate. Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. MU Greek Life in 2017 aims to ensure there’s a place for all students to become part of a brotherhood and sisterhood that is truly unbreakable. Sometimes they even eschew ornate formals and elaborate fundraising events in favor of barbecues, panel discussions, step shows and scholarship pageants. They educate members about social issues. Historically black (National Panhellenic Council) and multicultural (Multicultural Greek Council) organizations, as well as the LGBTQ-friendly Greek Allies, work together to create an environment that recognizes there is more than one way to be Greek. With 58 chapters representing four councils, Greek Life now encompasses 27 percent of the student body and is more inclusive than ever before. Since the University of Missouri’s first fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi, was founded on campus in 1869, Mizzou’s Greek organizations have simultaneously nurtured treasured traditions and adapted to the changing culture. The Alphas took first place in the competition that year. perform in Jesse Auditorium at the annual Homecoming Stroll Off in October 2015.
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