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Frat Gets Suspended For Chanting ‘Build That Wall’ At Party

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A university suspended a fraternity Monday for chanting “build that wall” at a Mexican-themed party Saturday.

Baylor University in Texas has suspended Kappa Sigma after the fraternity hosted a “Cinco de Drinko” party where they chanted “build that wall” and allegedly dressed in maid and construction worker attire and painted their faces brown, according to New York Post.

“Baylor University has enacted an interim suspension of Kappa Sigma’s chapter pending the completion of a formal inquiry involving the organization and a culturally insensitive event that took place off-campus on the night of April 29,” the university said in a Monday statement. “This action was taken with the support of Kappa Sigma’s national organization.”

Hundreds of Baylor students protested the party Monday, reported New York Post.

“We are fighting for a cause,” said student Damian Moncada to the Waco Tribune. “A lot of you may not understand what we’re feeling. You may think that you have celebrated our culture. But I ask you that, if you wanted to celebrate our culture, you would have invited us to that party.”

A fellow student and incoming Baylor NAACP president, Kristen Williams, suggested cultural competency training should be required at the university, the Waco Tribune reported. Protest organizers listed this among seven other “asks” such as a formal apology from the university and fraternity and the installation of a multicultural student cabinet.

Students held signs with messages like “my culture is not your costume” and “ignorance is not an excuse for racism.”

“Baylor is wholeheartedly steadfast in our commitment to our mission and to enriching the racial and ethnic fabric of our university,” said Kevin Jackson, vice president for student life at Baylor, in a statement obtained by New York Post. “We accomplish this by celebrating and strengthening inclusiveness, understanding and acceptance of all members of the Baylor family regardless of race or ethnicity.”

The Daily Caller News Foundation received no comment from the school on whether Baylor thinks suspending the frat infringes upon students’ freedom of expression.

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