I agree that the SAE national organization has a right to kick them out and not be associated with them, but I am more concerned about what the University does in regards to retaliatory action.
If the University takes any action (other than condemnation) then that's a bridge too far in my opinion.
“If the University takes any action (other than condemnation) then that’s a bridge too far in my opinion.”
Via twitter a few minutes ago:
“University of Oklahoma severs all ties with Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter due to racism allegations - @BijanHosseini”
If the membership is indeed all white (or even disproportionately white beyond school demographics) then the chant is an explicit admission of racial discrimination.
Which is very much actionable by the University, at both the organizational and individual level. And has been well established as such within US law and legal precedent since the 1960s Civil Rights Acts.