Aaron Shearer, president of Sigma Phi Epsilon, said in an e-mail that the fraternity has taken several steps to change the chapter's culture after the University suspended it for more than a year on Monday because of hazing violations in November.This guy must be majoring in "Spin Doctor". After all, they were kicked off campus for a year after allegations of hazing and alcohol violations. I wonder, did Scotty McClellen get started this way?
"This is a pivotal time for the chapter and we are committed to providing an environment consistent with the mission of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity," he said.
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"They (the University) have done their best to formulate the events that took place and we have done our best to provide them with all the facts," Shearer said.
"The chapter has not taken the situation lightly and will continue to take positive strides."
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"We're here to make sure that the fraternity experience at Purdue is the finest in the nation," he said.
"But every intention of the suspension ... is to make sure a chapter that has been around for 100 years at Purdue will be around for another 100 years and do so without harming anyone."
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