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University of Florida suspends fraternity over abuse of wounded veterans
Stars and Stripes ^ | 4/25/15 | Dearen

Posted on 04/25/2015 7:28:41 AM PDT by pabianice

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida suspended one of its fraternities on Friday after allegations that its members hurled drunken insults and spat at a group of disabled military veterans at a Panama City Beach resort.

The school said on Friday that it is charging the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity with obscene behavior, public intoxication, theft, causing physical or other harm, and damage to property.

The suspension came after the fraternity had already suspended operations itself and expelled three of its members after finding they had behaved inappropriately.

"I am personally offended and disappointed by the behavior that has been described to me," Dave Kratzer, the school's student affairs vice president and retired U.S. Army major general, said in a statement.

The situation occurred while the fraternity and veterans with the Warrior Beach Retreat were at the Laketown Wharf Resort last weekend. The veterans were there for an annual retreat meant to honor their service, and the fraternity had a social function.

(Excerpt) Read more at stripes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: fraternity; zetabetatau
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To: MS.BEHAVIN
I would have joined ya, Sis! GRRRRRR!

41 posted on 04/25/2015 12:30:22 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
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To: ilgipper
One person acts like an idiot, they are responsible. Not 100 other people. We’ve lost individual responsibility in this nation.

This sounds good but we must remember that this is the argument that ISLAMs use. We must understand that the entire group has to be held accountable and they MUST police their own !!!

42 posted on 04/25/2015 12:33:04 PM PDT by montauk1942
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To: LUV W

*HUG*
I know you would have!
We are small, but we have BIG spirit!
Love the graphic!


43 posted on 04/25/2015 12:33:45 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN
You may steal borrow it anytime you wish. :)
44 posted on 04/25/2015 12:35:53 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Good Lord. Who are these people? What motivates them?


45 posted on 04/25/2015 12:38:59 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: pabianice

Shouldn’t they punish the offenders? Why punish an entire group, did they ALL do it??


46 posted on 04/25/2015 12:40:19 PM PDT by GeronL (Clearly Cruz 2016)
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To: Publius

The future of America?
What motivates them is the leftist bilge they receive that is called a “college education”.

They have brains made of corn meal mush.


47 posted on 04/25/2015 1:05:27 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: Always A Marine

Yep. A lot of blacks are looking for trashy white girls. Anyone can say what they want but most of the major violent incidents does involve blacks.

Any white parent that has even a hint of decency wouldn’t let their children go down there for spring break.

People that live there need to make it as difficult for the businesses that want to have them down there.

I would be outraged if I lived anywhere in the area.


48 posted on 04/25/2015 1:17:07 PM PDT by boycott
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To: pabianice

49 posted on 04/25/2015 1:19:05 PM PDT by Stand Watch Listen (When the going gets tough...the Low Information President Obola (LIPO) goes golfing)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN
When I was in college in Philadelphia (1966-71), the fraternity types were more conservative than the rest of the student body. There were no hippies in that bunch because the hippies wouldn't even joining consider a fraternity. A lot of our ROTC people were members of fraternities.

Something must have changed in the past 44 years, and I'm not being facetious.

50 posted on 04/25/2015 1:28:26 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

You’re not walking out this time, you’re finished....


51 posted on 04/25/2015 1:31:08 PM PDT by machman
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To: Publius

ZBT has a very long history of Animal House-like activities all over the country. Frats are no different than law enforcement or the military. Wherever they started from, they aren’t immune from the cultural degradation promulgated by educational institutions.


52 posted on 04/25/2015 1:34:09 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: GeronL

I agree. Lets not blame the entire fraternity, only those jerks who are guilty.


53 posted on 04/25/2015 1:44:27 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: PA Engineer

Sorry if my microagressions are making this not a safe space for you.


54 posted on 04/25/2015 1:44:40 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: vette6387

We went to PCB for a few days in advance of the wife’s convention at the Marriott there, to make a week out of it, about a dozen years ago. Two days in, we were headed out for dinner in the car, and out of nowhere, she turns to me and says “my new goal in life is to never have to come here again.”

It sounds like that is still valid. And she hasn’t been back.


55 posted on 04/25/2015 1:47:15 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: PAR35
Sorry if my microagressions are making this not a safe space for you.

Nah. I consider pink swastikas targets of opportunity.
56 posted on 04/25/2015 2:09:17 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

Nobody likes spitters!


57 posted on 04/25/2015 3:01:55 PM PDT by mylife ("The roar of the masses could be farts")
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

58 posted on 04/25/2015 3:22:32 PM PDT by mylife ("The roar of the masses could be farts")
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To: vette6387

“$200,000 for a worthless “music education”...”

Damn, them’s some expensive piano lessons! What did they lead you to believe she would be able to do work-wise with such an expensive education?


59 posted on 04/25/2015 3:34:11 PM PDT by PLMerite ("The issue is never the issue. The issue is the Revolution.")
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To: Georgia Girl 2

TEK? You mean TKE? ZBT is a Jewish fraternity.


60 posted on 04/25/2015 3:50:38 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Barack Obama is not inarguably sane.)
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