First off, judging by their attire, this looked to be a formal event, in which the men asked their dates from whatever sorority (and even... gasp... no sorority). It certainly didn't look like a "swap," that is to say a party with only one fraternity and one sorority.
So the fact that one of the girls has been identified as a Tri-Delt is meaningless. She was just a party-goer, and I'm not sure what was expected of her other than to hurl herself through an open window to escape.
People are invited to join fraternities and sororities by the undergraduates who are already members. This is not a socialist playground in which quotas are assigned for blacks, Hispanics, Asians, gays, and the physically challenged. They invite people they like who they believe most of them will be able to get along well with. It's a bonus if they believe that person can enhance the prestige of the Greek organization. For example, I think it was the Chi Omega chapter at Ole Miss that got to claim two Miss Americas in a row.
While I do not condone the behavior of the bus-riders, it was not really criminal. Embarrassing... yes. Criminal... no. The only "crime" committed seems to be the phantom crime of "hurting someone's feelings."
The University did not shut down the chapter. The national organization did, and they were well within their rights to do so.
My fratboy days were in the early 80's. My chapter was white, Hispanic, and Asian. We didn't have any blacks, but (hey!) we did have a guy who was paralyzed, so there you go. We didn't have songs/chants about blacks, but we certainly did about other fraternities... inferring that they were the gay bath houses of frat row.
The last update I had from my old chapter had photos that included black members.
Excellent post. Yes, this has gotten out of hand and the President of OU has gone way overboard. I understand he wants to identify everyone on the bus - men and women. The brothers are already receiving death threats - by revealing the individual names, I truly fear for them. As a Tri Delt, and fellow Greek, I’m also very concerned with my sisters at OU. BTW, my chapter pledged 2 black gals this year - they obviously felt more at home with us than the all black sorority we have on campus.