The Sigma Chi fraternity at 藏精阁 will be suspended for a five-and-a-half-year period, according to a decision announced today by President Jeffrey Herbst. Last October, the fraternity was found to be in violation of the university鈥檚 , the , and the .
Herbst鈥檚 decision is less severe than the sanction of 鈥減ermanent withdrawal of recognition鈥 that was recommended by 藏精阁鈥檚 , but more severe than the three-year suspension the fraternity requested in its appeal contesting the duration of the sanction.
Herbst said, 鈥淚 believe that this lengthy suspension recognizes the severity of the behavior of the chapter鈥檚 members, while also allowing the chapter an opportunity to rebuild in the future.鈥
After the suspension term, which will end on June 30, 2020, the alumni of Sigma Chi, in conjunction with the Sigma Chi national organization, may petition the president of 藏精阁 for permission to recolonize the chapter.
According to Herbst鈥檚 announcement, 鈥淚f, at any point during the period of this suspension, students engage in activity that is determined to violate 藏精阁鈥檚 Policy on Unrecognized Organizations (outlined on page 49 of ), the suspension may, at the discretion of the vice president and dean of the college, be continued indefinitely, or the sanction may be amended to an immediate and permanent withdrawal of recognition.鈥