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== Chapter and individual misconduct == In 2009, the chapter at [[Miami University]] was suspended for hazing. Pledges were blindfolded and taken off-campus, where they were given an excessive amount of alcohol, causing some women to need medical attention after the incident.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sororities' drunken actions shock MIami alumni, students |url=http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/local/sororities-drunken-actions-shock-miami-alumni-st-1/nNCtS/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085610/http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/local/sororities-drunken-actions-shock-miami-alumni-st-1/nNCtS/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref> In 2013 and 2014, sorority women from multiple chapters at the [[University of Alabama]] β including Delta Delta Delta, [[Pi Beta Phi]], [[Chi Omega]], [[Kappa Delta]], [[Alpha Gamma Delta]], [[Alpha Omicron Pi]], and [[Phi Mu]] β alleged that either active members or some of their alumnae had prevented them from offering membership to black candidates because of their race.<ref name=":16">{{Cite news|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a10379/revolution-on-sorority-row-september-2014/|title=Revolution on Sorority Row|last=Webley Adler|first=Kayla|date=2014-08-06|work=Marie Claire|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hercampus.com/life/greek-life/truth-about-racism-southern-sororities|title=The Truth About Racism at Southern Sororities|last=Gladu|first=Alex|date=2013-11-13|work=Her Campus|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628045605/https://www.hercampus.com/life/greek-life/truth-about-racism-southern-sororities|url-status=dead}}</ref> An anonymous Delta Delta Delta member spoke to the school newspaper, [[The Crimson White]], stating: "To my knowledge, the president and the rush chair and our rush advisors [supported recruiting a black candidate], and if we had been able to pledge her, it wouldβve been an honor. However, our [alumnae] stepped in and went over us and had her dropped. The only thing that kept her back was the color of her skin in Tri Delt. She would have been a dog fight between all the sororities if she were white.β<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blog.al.com/tuscaloosa/2013/09/alabama_sorority_alumni_advise.html|title=Alabama sorority alumnae, advisers blocked black rushees, students say|last=Brown|first=Melissa|date=2013-09-11|work=AL.com|access-date=2018-08-26|language=en-US}}</ref> Students held a campus march to integrate Greek life on campus, and following media and national outcry, the university held a second round of recruitment in hopes of offering membership to more women, including black women.<ref name=":16" /> In 2017, the chapter at [[Indiana University]] was shut down following an investigation which found that chapter members were "involved in activities that do not represent our high standards or align with Tri Delta's purpose."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/news/local/court-stay-blocks-eviction-of-iu-tri-delta-sorority-members/article_f14f38e8-1a09-11e7-9467-57e8108b06b7.html |title=Court stay blocks eviction of IU Tri Delta sorority members |access-date=July 3, 2018 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406235754/http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/news/local/court-stay-blocks-eviction-of-iu-tri-delta-sorority-members/article_f14f38e8-1a09-11e7-9467-57e8108b06b7.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Chapter members also "violated the chapter's previous probation terms."<ref>{{cite web|title=Tri Delta Closes Delta Omicron Chapter at Indiana University|url=https://www.tridelta.org/news/tri-delta-delta-omicron-chapter-indiana-university/|access-date=2020-07-06|website=Tri Delta|language=en|archive-date=June 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605154331/https://www.tridelta.org/news/tri-delta-delta-omicron-chapter-indiana-university/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The national organization declined to specify further, but noted that the chapter had "been on probation for three consecutive semesters, and each time was asked to take responsibility for their actions. Each time ... the chapter chose to ignore advice and recommendations, sending a strong message that they had no intention of making positive change."<ref>{{cite web|last=Stone|first=Brianna|title=Tri Delta shut its Indiana U chapter, evicted sorority members from the house|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2017/03/31/tri-delta-shut-its-indiana-u-chapter-evicted-sorority-members-from-the-house/37430077/|access-date=2020-07-06|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref> On January 20, 2019, a member of Tri Delta sorority at the University of Oklahoma was removed from the organization after posting a video in which her friend appears wearing blackface and saying a racial slur.<ref>{{cite news |title=University of Oklahoma sorority kicks out member over racist blackface video |first= Mark |last= Osborne |newspaper= abc News |date= January 20, 2019 |url= https://abcnews.go.com/US/university-oklahoma-sorority-kicks-member-racist-blackface-video/story?id=60502553 |access-date= January 22, 2019}}</ref>
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