Penn State Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity Suspended a Year for Nude Facebook Photos of Unconscious Women
ByPenn State University's (PSU) chapter of the Kappa Delta Rho (KDR) fraternity has been suspended for a year after police discovered private Facebook pages with photos of unconscious nude women.
According to the Associated Press, KDR handed down their decision Tuesday after the State College Police executed a search warrant to access these Facebook pages. A former fraternity member who wished to remain anonymous reportedly told the police the pages were used to share photos of "unsuspecting victims, drug sales and hazing."
PSU and its Interfraternity Council (IFC) joined the investigation, but it was the KDR national office that doled out the punishment. Despite classifying the photos as "the most serious misconduct, most serious disregard of fraternity rules," KDR suspended its PSU chapter for a year, banning them from most activities, the AP reported.
Onward State released screenshots from the fraternity's Facebook pages, sans the photos and with the commenters' names redacted. Comments included calling the women "sloots," "I banged her lol" and "Lol delete those or we will be on cnn in a week."
Police said anyone responsible could be charged with misdemeanor harassment charges for the invasion of privacy and the harshest legal penalties they would face would be a fine. But PSU has also vowed to identify those responsible and hold them accountable.
"We are confident that the various investigative and review processes, both internal and external to the University, will determine responsibility in this case," Damon Sims, vice president for student affairs at PSU, said in a statement. "The University will hold accountable any groups and individuals found responsible. Discipline and accountability for Penn State's fraternities can occur on several levels since these are private organizations. Such investigations are conducted in partnership with fraternity nationals, chapter alumni boards, and the Penn State Interfraternity Council, as well as local law enforcement."