Duke University’s Kappa Sigma fraternity has been suspended after hosting a “racist rager” party that poked fun at Asians Feb 1., according to The Duke Chronicle.
The party was originally titled “Kappa Sigma Asia Prime,” and later renamed “International Relations.”
The email invites contained misspelled English words made to convey Asian accents, and a meme of the late Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in the film Team America: World Police, according to the Chronicle.
After the party, undergraduate students showed their anger by putting up flyers around campus showing the party’s email invite.
They also posted Facebook photos of attendees in Asian attire with their faces obscured and said “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention.”
“We are protesting the culture of acceptance at these kinds of things,” said Ting-Ting Zhou, president of Duke’s Asian Students Association. “The administration does nothing.”
Reaction also took to Twitter with the hashtag #RacistRager.
“Duke’s #RacistRager is wildly offensive. it’s exactly the sort of casual racism that makes people think it’s ok,” tweeted Johnny Won (@johnnywon).
“#RacistRager get over yourself..if anyone plans a st patty’s day or Oktoberfest party, im protesting that shit bc I’m Irish and German,” tweeted Jen Alberts (@jennie0113).
Kappa Sigma president Luke Keohane told the Chronicle via email that the fraternity apologized for their actions and for the party.
“Upon learning of the deeply damaging effects of our email to our fellow students, we should have completely cancelled the aforementioned party,” Keohane said.
