![]() Sinclaire added she thinks Phi Kappa Psi’s decision to postpone an event co-hosted with the UCLA Campus Assault Resources & Education Program from winter quarter to spring showed a lack of sincerity to change. However, he did not further elaborate on the specifics of the action taken. Kaplan said Phi Kappa Psi has taken significant action to prevent sexual assault and educate members since the allegations. “Especially when (the fraternities) are throwing parties titled ‘Get Lucky’ or ‘Out the Door,’ it’s almost being acknowledged that they’re not going to do anything.” ![]() UCLA has decided to do nothing to stop this,” Sinclaire said. “It just really bothered me that here, on a campus where we’re paying to go, we’re supposed to feel safe. She said Phi Kappa Psi subsequently apologized at a Panhellenic meeting Wednesday for the party names, indicating that a third-party editor was responsible for the names. Sinclaire said she thinks fraternities should do more to educate their members about consent and sexual assault and implement stricter rules to prevent future incidents. Kaplan said the member is legally obligated to live in the house because he signed a lease agreement with the house corporation, but he is not allowed on the premises during any in-house events, including parties. Sinclaire said she wants IFC and Phi Kappa Psi to take further action in response to the allegations by removing the member from the house because she thinks his presence poses a risk to visitors. Phi Kappa Psi did not respond to a request for comment. She said she later decided to increase the scope of her initiative and collect letters from those who felt similarly. Sinclaire said her frustration with what she felt was an inadequate response to sexual assault allegations initially led her to write a letter to them herself. ![]() IFC and FSL found all procedures taken by the chapter executive board to be in line with university and IFC policy, Kaplan said. ![]() The member accused of sexual assault has since been removed from the fraternity but still lives in the house. The fraternity put itself on probation by not hosting any parties winter quarter in response to the allegations, but took itself off probation this quarter without taking any significant measures to address the issue, Sinclaire said. Phi Kappa Psi was investigated by the Interfraternity Council and the UCLA Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life following allegations of sexual assault committed by one of the fraternity members in winter quarter, IFC President Joshua Kaplan said in an email statement. Hundreds of letters from sororities at UCLA and other universities have been sent to the fraternity, she said. Sinclaire, a member of a sorority, said she hopes this will motivate the fraternity to amend and enforce policies that aim to prevent sexual violence and support survivors. This post was updated April 25 at 6:08 p.m.Ī student started a letter-writing campaign to a UCLA fraternity April 9 to address its treatment of sexual assault allegations.ĭaphne Sinclaire, a second-year anthropology and geography student who organized the campaign, is collecting letters from students about their experiences with sexual assault and delivering them to fraternity Phi Kappa Psi.
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