NORTHRIDGE : Fraternity Sets Seminar to Make Amends for Flyer

A Cal State Northridge fraternity has announced that it will host sexual harassment seminars in conjunction with the National Organization for Women to make amends for an unauthorized party flyer that featured a sexy drawing of a woman and invited guests to “rape, pillage and burn.”

Campus officials and student leaders applauded the move by the leadership of Lambda Chi Alpha, but some members and alumni complained that the fraternity was kowtowing to pressure from campus feminist groups.

“All we’re doing is admitting wrong, even though we did nothing wrong,” said Pierre Ismail, a graduate student and member of the fraternity since 1987. He said the flyer was intended as a joke.

But few agreed with Ismail, instead complaining that the flyer was demeaning and promoted violence against women. Fraternity chapter President Ryan Flahaven conceded that some members were leery of working with NOW, but added: “In this day and age, it is something we, as a chapter as a whole, feel is needed.”