'We want the Greek members to understand the serious problem of homeless in the country, especially in our own town of Bloomington.' 'Our goal now is to ensure that the entire Greek community benefits and remembers that the community will not allow any type of cavalier joking of a serious issue,' President Anjulia Urasky wrote in an email. Indiana University's Panhellenic Association, comprised of 21 all-women chapters on the campus, also spoke out against the party theme, saying actions like this are not tolerated on campus. The website of IU's ? sorority boasts its chapter has the second highest grade-point average of all Panhellenic sororities. The sorority will work with the national organization as well as local advisers on a plan that includes sensitivity training and community service, the letter went on to say. We know that it was not acceptable and does not align with our values,' McMahon wrote. The Kappa Delta sorority party came to light because another student tipped off the online magazine, complete with a picture of the sorority sisters, their faces blurred out.Ĭhapter president Aubrey McMahon posted an apology Friday on the chapter's website after the condemnation from Kappa Delta national officials. Many students from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis volunteer with the coalition to help end homelessness and serve those in need. Not all college students are oblivious, Shepard added. 'I hope Kappa Delta takes positive measures to help our community move forward.' Unfortunately, the actions of this sorority represent a wider community prejudice that must come to an end,' he wrote. 'Making fun of a life-threatening issue is no joke. 'It just goes to show how many misconceptions there are out there about struggles or causes of homelessness,' Christy Shepard, executive director of the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention in Indianapolis, said Tuesday.įorrest Gilmore, executive director of the Shalom Commmunity Center in Bloomington about 50 miles southwest of Indianapolis, agreed in an email that the sorority is not alone in its attitude toward the homeless. It is unclear when the Indiana party occurred.Īdvocates for the homeless said the event reflects how difficult understanding the plight of the homeless can be. In Memphis, Kappa Delta leaders issued a statement Friday saying that the national sorority did not condone its Indiana University chapter's actions and that officials would investigate the 'inappropriate event theme that perpetuated insensitivity toward the homeless community.' That national sorority put its Penn State chapter on probation in December, according to a Chi Omega press release.

That report also mentioned a Penn State Chi Omega sorority party around Halloween that stereotyped Mexicans. They then made cardboard placards with statements like, 'Why Lie: It's For Boooze' and 'Give Me a Nickel and I'll tickle your pickle,' according to a report in Jezebel. The girls smudged fake dirt on their faces and donned cutoff denim shorts, tank tops and plaid shirts. Indiana University's Kappa Delta sorority is drawing fire for a recent party theme : Homelessness.

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