Expelled Oklahoma Student Apologizes For Viral Racist Chant

Update:

The university has expelled two of the students for leading the chant, writing "You should not have the privilege of calling yourselves 'Sooners.' Real Sooners are not racist. Real Sooners are not bigots. Real Sooners believe in equal opportunity" in a Facebook statement. One student has apologized, saying he is deeply sorry for the "horrible mistake."

Original story:

The University of Oklahoma has shut down its Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter after a video of fraternity members chanting a racist song went viral. You can see it above, but be warned that it contains incredibly offensive language.

The video was first leaked on the Unheard at University of Oklahoma Twitter account yesterday. It shows frat members on what appears to be a party bus, saying "Racism is alive at the University of Oklahoma" and chanting words like "There will never be a n*gger in SAE" and "You can hang them from a tree, but they'll never sign with me."

Outrage at the video spread across the Internet, and the hashtag #SAEhatesme started trending on Twitter.

All I know is that #SAE chant looked real ... traditional.

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) March 9, 2015

here's what I wanna know about that frat video from University of Oklahoma: how come all them dudes knew that song so well?

— a time to shrill (@theshrillest) March 9, 2015

Those men u see smiling in old lynching party photos...have descendants too. #SAEHatesMe #SAE

— Rachel Stewart (@RStewartJewelry) March 9, 2015

"They didn't mean it. It was just a joke." You expect me to believe that a rehearsed and synchronized racist chant was a joke? #SAEHatesMe

— Freedom Fighter (@PoloT_TreyG) March 9, 2015

David Boren, the university president, and Brad Cohen, SAE's national president, joined the conversation.

Updated statement attached. - DBo pic.twitter.com/xIvnd9otgu

— David Boren (@President_Boren) March 9, 2015

I know I speak for all when I say I'm disgusted and shocked by the video involving our @sae1856 chapter at Uof OK. They will be dealt with.

— Brad Cohen (@SAE_ESA_brad) March 9, 2015

So did the official twitter account for SAE.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon is aware of the video and is both shocked and appalled at what we have seen. (Cont)

— Sigma Alpha Epsilon (@sae1856) March 8, 2015

Those types of behaviors are not consistent with our values whatsoever. (Cont)

— Sigma Alpha Epsilon (@sae1856) March 8, 2015

We are investigating the details and will sanction those who are responsible.

— Sigma Alpha Epsilon (@sae1856) March 8, 2015

As of Monday, Boren said the fraternity members had until midnight to get off campus.