Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house

The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house.

The list of fraternities at East Carolina University will shrink after the national organization of Sigma Phi Epsilon decided to close their local ECU chapter after years of violations.

In a statement emailed to The East Carolinian, the national organization of Sigma Phi Epsilon explained that “chapter revocation” is a last resort for them. The statement went on to explain that the organization wasn’t satisfied with the years of violations the ECU chapter had accumulated.

“In the years since the chapter’s closure and subsequent appeal in 2010, Sigma Phi Epsilon North Carolina Kappa has been the source of nearly annual hazing and risk management incidents,” according to the statement.

In the 2016-17 academic year, the fraternity committed several violations including a joint party with another fraternity which resulted in the police being called, destroying neighboring property, multiple occurrences of burning furniture which resulted in the fire department being called and different incidents of drinking on the roof, according to the Sigma Phi Epsilon organization statement. 

According to the organization, “the deliberate choices of current chapter members to violate the clear expectations set these last several school years show that the members are unwilling to hold themselves and others to the basic expectations of the law and East Carolina’s student code of conduct.”

After the announcement, members of the fraternity released a statement through the group’s Facebook page.

“The actions of a few brothers, some of whom have moved on in life and no longer are associated with the fraternity, were included in the reasoning for our chapter's closure,” the group said. “These dates of allegations were traced back to 2010, before our oldest active member had even graduated high school.”

In 2010, the fraternity chapter was closed for poor behavior. In 2013, three members of the fraternity were arrested on multiple drug charges after police found marijuana and digital scales inside the house. The fraternity was investigated on sexual assault charges stemming from an incident on January 25, 2015. No charges were filed, but the university imposed a temporary moratorium on all social events sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Before the decision was made, the national organization of Sigma Phi Epsilon had been investigating the ECU chapter’s years of poor behavior. ECU was aware of the investigation by the national organization, according to John Mountz director of Greek Life at ECU.

Mountz said when the decision was made to close the chapter ECU officials were notified at the same time as the fraternity members.

“My understanding from Sigma Phi Epsilon is that they decided to close the chapter based on the totality of things they had seen over time,” Mountz said. “Not one significant incident, but a failure of the chapter to respond to corrective action over several years.”

Mountz added that the chapter had recent “incidents” with the university Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities and was currently working with ECU on a “chapter enhancement plan.” The university expected the ECU Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter to complete that plan and move forward.

“A chapter enhancement plan is when an organization has a violation of institutional policy or expectations and we want to work with them to take corrective action,” Mountz said. “It’s an opportunity for us to step in and say ‘Hey, you’ve made a couple mistakes, we want to put you back on the right path’.”

The national organization’s statement didn’t mention any timetable, but explained that they hope to see Sigma Phi Epsilon return to ECU in the future.

With ECU’s plans to expand the greek life culture at the university, Mountz predicted that Sigma Phi Epsilon would return in the next four to five years. He added, “We have not made a formal arrangement or even entered into those discussions with the (SigEp) national fraternity yet.”

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The national headquarters of Sigma Phi Epsilon has closed East Carolina University’s chapter following allegations of poor behavior, according to the group’s Facebook page.

“Family, friends and alumni as many of you may know the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at East Carolina University has been officially closed,” according to a post from the fraternity’s Facebook page.

The decision to close the fraternity did not come from ECU, but instead the group’s national headquarters, according to the former members.

“Those who received the email from our National headquarters, were unfortunately misled,” the group said. “The actions of a few brothers, some of whom have moved on in life and no longer are associated with the fraternity, were included in the reasoning for our chapter’s closure.”

The national headquarters and ECU Greek life officials were not immediately available for comment.

In the message announcing the fraternity’s closure the group referenced the hazing allegations in 2010 which led to the group closing. The group added those allegations may have played a role in the national headquarters decision to revoke their license.

As of right now, the future of the fraternity is unclear, but the group did wish all members the best.

“SigEp NC Kappa wishes the brothers, both graduated and still in school, the best of luck in future endeavors and to not fall apart, but come together and continue our friendship that we have accumulated over the years,” according to the group.

The East Carolinian will continue to monitor this story and publish any update as new information becomes available.

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