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After over three hours of deliberation following a six hour hearing on Wednesday, the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) finally reached a verdict in regards to charges brought against the Phi Delta Fraternity.

Phi Delta was suspended for one year by the SAC, sources say. During this time they will not be able to hold meetings in campus facilities; rush, select, or initiate new members; or enjoy any of the other privileges accorded to recognized campus organizations. After this time, the fraternity will be reinstated, with the added condition that females are allowed to join the fraternity.

At press time, the official verdict was unavailable, but sources report that Phi Delta was found responsible for one or more of the Student Code violations they are charged with. These include hazing, violation of the alcohol policy, and lewd conduct.

The administration has maintained that confidentiality rules preclude them from releasing either the verdict or sanction which was incurred by Phi Delta. They have stated that they plan to release the information, in accordance with College policy, after the semester ends.

Members of Phi Delta, who were apparently informed of the decision sometime Thursday, were either unavailable or denied to comment on the actions of the SAC.

The hearing panel which rendered the verdict consisted of Professor of Mathematics and nonvoting Chair of the SAC Ami Radunskaya, three professors, and five students. Head of the Judicial Board Terry Roberts also sat as Judicial Advisor to Radunskaya. The committee required only a majority vote to find the respondent, Phi Delta, responsible for violations of the Student Code.

On behalf of the Student Affairs Office, Dean of Campus Life Matthew Taylor instigated an investigation after hearing numerous complaints against the fraternity, as reported in the April 2 issue of The Student Life. Along with several infractions of Phi Delta’s own constitution, the fraternity was charged with the violations of the Student Code mentioned above. They were given the option of either accepting the charges in full or rejecting them. Taylor reported that the respondents had wanted to accept some of the charges but not all of them, so they had to reject the charge sheet in full.

"We’ve basically admitted to all of the infractions in our constitution...[it] says we have to have [rush] before Spring break. We had it after, without the presence of our professor/advisor, and we did not submit a list of activities to the IFC [Inter-Fraternity Council]," said Phi Delta Vice President Mike Miller ’99 on KSPC’s Monday Night Live talk show this week. The program was dedicated to conversations with members from Phi Delta and KOE. Both fraternities have had charges filed against them this semester.

According to the Student Code, the hearing was to begin with a presentation from the community representative who was selected by the Office of Student Affairs. Professor of History Kenneth Wolff was chosen to serve in this role and, as the community advisor, he was responsible for conducting an independent investigation after the Office of Student Affairs’ charges had been made. Wolff was responsible for speaking with all relevant individuals and obtaining additional information as a third, impartial party.

Following Wolff’s presentation, testimony was heard from numerous witnesses. Although policy dictates absolute discretion about the specifics of the hearings, the Student Code outlines the proceedings as follows: both Wolff and other witnesses could be asked questions by Taylor, who represented for the College, the respondents, and members of the panel. The respondents are then allowed to make a closing statement or presentation before the hearing is closed and the panel begins deliberations to determine whether or not the respondents violated the Student Code.

This verdict comes after a month of speculation and accusations. It began when an anonymous organization named Kodak66 posted fliers accusing Phi Delta of lewd conduct and brash violations of the alcohol policy. They also alleged the existence of a dictum which initiates were required to memorize containing, among other things: "Lewd photographs of your classmates (females please!!!) 25-100 pts."

President of Phi Delta Jason D’Olier ’99 originally denied that the dictum existed in the form alleged by Kodak66. On Monday Night Live, Miller admitted that "[Phi Delta] has a scavenger hunt for [its] initiation...[and] there was something on [the scavenger hunt list] that did mention...suggestive photographs or something like that."

Miller claimed that the inclusion of this item on the list was solely the fault of one brother who wrote the scavenger hunt. "That was a mistake...and had I seen it, I would have asked for it to have been removed," he stated. He explained that no pictures were ever collected.

Miller further stated that "PAC 11 is something that is on the list, but it doesn’t have anything to do with [sleeping with women]." PAC 11 was alleged by Kodak66 to be "an understanding among the brothers that sleeping with as many woman as possible wins you points."

According to the Student Code, an appeal shall be allowed only in the case of improper judicial procedure or the discovery of new evidence which was previously unavailable. Any ruling by the Appeals Board would be final.