Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity regained its spot on FAMU's greek wall over the weekend after a one year hiatus.
The Alpha Xi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was suspended from campus until 2013 during the former interim president's Castell Bryant administration. When the fraternity was suspended, their portion of the wall was painted white.
"In my opinion, if a chapter is suspended from campus nothing should be visible from that chapter," Bryant said at the time.
New President James Ammons seems to have a different opinion and allowed the fraternity which established a chapter at FAMU in 1933 to regain a spot on the wall. Kappa Alpha Psi's presence on the wall recognizes the many contributions of the fraternity's members who are also a part of the FAMU family.
The FAMU greek wall is located on the Palmer Street side of Lee Hall facing the School of Nursing.
Castell punished the entire chapter for the misdeeds of a few. Never mind the historical contributions of its former members over the years and what the chapter has represented to the university. Just ban everything. That woman had no sense of history. She was just awful, is all I know to say.
ReplyDeleteI would agree, but in a situation like that, how do you protect the integrity of the university when young men are about to be charged by the state's attorney's office under a new law? Just food for thought. Castell made the hard decisions, now Ammons can come in as the good guy!
ReplyDeleteWell in all fairness what she did was in accordance with the state norm....at UCF one frat was forced to reliqunish its Mansion because the Universtiy banned them from campus and the house was on campus. In addition, this was not just the acts of a "few" this was an institutional act committed by a group much like gang related activites! I know this will upset members of these organizations, but the truth hurts sometime. Furthermore, it was the correct decision in order to send a STRONG MESSAGE in the future! While I never was nor am I a CB fan and I do not agree with this action. And above being a fan of any person at the University I am 1st and formost a FAN and SUPPORTER of the UNIVERSITY!!!! Think about it....
ReplyDelete3:34, I didn't say that the guys should not have been punished. I was only referring to "the wall" and the fact that everything related to the fraternity had to be removed. While I don't know how banning the symbols of the fraternity served a great purpose, in view of the fact that those symbols were there on that wall long before the charges against the young men were leveled, I think it was a bit harsh and little unjust. That action says that any and all things that had been done previously--in terms of the good of the fraternity and what it represented--were simply not to be (and should not, in fact be)recognized. Apparently Dr. Ammons saw the historical side of the situation as well, and I suspect that is why he elected to restore that piece of wall, because a few bad apples certainly don't spoil an entire group. That's all I was saying.
ReplyDeletea few? If you're suspended, everything goes. That's how it is. You can get your wall space back once you demonstrate you can act according to the laws and regulations of the school and the State. Every Kappa in that chapter knew what was going on and knew the potential consequences, and they chose to participate or do nothing to stop it. Ammons is wrong on this one.
ReplyDeleteSo in that case, every thing that has A phi A, Marching 100 et al...should go too?
ReplyDeleteY'all are full of it.
The boys are serving time, the suspension and punishment has been meted. Time for rehabilitation.
They are FAMU and comdemnation nor desertion are not our qualities.
Meanwhile, it didn't take courage for Castell to make that decision. Courage is making the right decision and she made very few of those
Ammons is not "wrong on this one." He's correct on this one. Why punish an entire institution (fraternity) for the horrendous behavior of a few stupid young men? The entire chapter--before all this occurred--didn't have anything to do with the stupid behavior of those who participated in the acts, so why should they be held accountable /responsible for their brothers' bad behavior? The punishment has been meted out to those found "guilty," and they are serving time. Why should the chapter be banned from displaying their wares? Everyone did not know what what was happening, (and by "everyone," I'm referring to members who pledged long ago, like in 1927, 1972, 1989, 2001. Why punish them? Makes no sense, and Dr. Ammons knew that it made no sense. Castell Bryant was just mad at the world and stupid as hell to erase the frat from sight.
ReplyDelete11:53 and 11:25
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that you two fail to realize that EVERY year, every club, organization, fraternity and sorority have to go to that one meeting about hazing. At this meeting they are ALL told what the consequences are. If they feel they can do what they want (haze)and get caught, which means getting banned from campus.....then shouldn't they get banned?
If the Kappas are so historic, then why don't their own members respect and appreciate their own history, instead of playing with grown men's behinds? The members, not the legacy, are the keepers of the gate for their frat. If they choose not to uphold the rules, then there are consequences.
Put it like this....if you tell a someone, don't touch that flame because you'll burn yourself and have a scar and the person decides to ignore you.....you don't feel that the person got burned due to their own stupidity????.....if you tell a frat, don't haze or you will be banned from campus, do you get mad when they haze and get banned????