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SAE suspension for racist behavior another reason to rethink existence of fraternities

And so we ask once again: should we rethink the value of fraternities on U.S. college campuses? Is it finally time to acknowledge these organizations are an anachronism at best and a breeding ground for intolerance and bigotry at worst?

The suspension of Sigma Alpha Epsilon for UW-Madison is but the latest example of an American college fraternity exposed for racially insensitive behavior.