Kappa Sigma Sex Scandal

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Southern California
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<p>Leaders of the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council will meet this week to discuss a course of action in response to photos posted online Saturday night that show two people, one of whom is a member of USC’s Kappa Sigma fraternity, appearing to engage in sexual activities on the roof of Waite Phillips Hall.</p>

<p>Ayushi Gummadi, president of PHC, said PHC and IFC will meet with presidents of all the fraternities and sororities tonight to discuss the viral photos.</p>

<p>“IFC and PHC have called a presidents’ meeting to discuss the viral spread of photos through social media this weekend,” Gummadi wrote. “We plan to look into this situation and will come up with a course of action.”</p>

<p>Zach Timm, president of USC’s Kappa Sigma, released a statement Sunday confirming the male in the photos was a member of Kappa Sigma.</p>

<p>“While the actions that were taken did involve a member of our chapter we, in no way, support this kind of behavior, nor do we promote any other such actions,” Timm wrote in an email. “The member in question has been suspended from Kappa Sigma for conduct unbecoming of a Kappa Sigma and a gentleman until a more detailed investigation can be conducted.”</p>

<p>The photos, which have spread virally around the university, have linked the female to USC’s Delta Gamma sorority because of the Anchor Splash philanthropy that occurred during the afternoon on Saturday, but Lauren Sekula, advisory team chairman of USC’s Delta Gamma, said there is no connection between the two events.</p>

<p>“There is absolutely no relationship between these circumstances and our women or our event, Anchor Splash, which benefits sight prevention and the visually impaired,” Sekula said.

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<p>PHC</a>, IFC to meet about viral photos|Daily Trojan</p>

<p>what do you guys think about this? i know the guy's been identified, but i'm not sure if the girl has been already. What's the word on campus?</p>

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<p>Beyphy is a student at UCLA…</p>

<pre><code>Beyphy, there have some incidents of foolish behavior at UCLA, but I do not go over there and post articles about them on your board.
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<p>Yeah, we could have gone and and on about the “Asians in the Library” girl, but did we?</p>

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<p>Isolated incident. Nothing like this ever happened in my 4 years. I think it’s funny – when you look at the pictures, it’s two unattractive college kids having sex on top of a building. Like, how stupid do you have to be?</p>

<p>And yeah. Stupid people exist on EVERY COLLEGE CAMPUS IN AMERICA. If someone thinks that there aren’t kids getting drunk and sleeping around at, say, Harvard, you’re naive. (And, didn’t you see ‘The Social Network’?? Haha…)</p>

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<p>Also, calling it a ‘sex scandal’ makes it sound like the frat was running an S&M dungeon. Be real, Bruin.</p>

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<p>Students have sex on campus? Shocking!!!</p>

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<p>i actually posted this to get opinions of the students on campus, not to try to rub this in the faces of USC students/alums</p>

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<p>the asians in the library video didn’t break any laws (indecent exposure, etc.)</p>

<p>also, there were SEVERAL threads made on our forum about the AITL video (doesn’t matter if it was or wasn’t from USC students) whereas there was no discussion by this. My potential conflict of interest has nothing to do with the fact that this was an event that occured on your campus that many people will be talking about. So i think it’s perfectly acceptable to make this thread. </p>

<p>Discussion shouldn’t be curtailed simply because the topic is potentially embarassing imho.</p>

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<p>lol ^ so nosy…y don’t u just call the admission office and ask who the girl is? Stop trying to quote people and argue back…that’s just pathetic…</p>

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<p>An investigation has discovered the female is NOT a student at USC.</p>

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<p>I’m sorry, but having “The Daily Trojan” reporting a sex scandal just makes me smile.</p>

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<p>I’m sure worse instances of “indecent exposure” happen on college campuses every day. This is just getting university attention because of how…bizarre the circumstances are.</p>

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<p>Zelda,</p>

<p>In my day, at a school across town from USC, in was called “streaking”. Yes, groups of nude students running through campus. :)</p>

<p>Bephy: Your conflict of interest is simple: Class versus none. When you grow up (in twenty or thirty years) you may find the word discretion. Roughly speaking, it is when you know part of something (but not the whole story) and you repeat it as fact. In doing so, you do not open a discussion (which isn’t what you wanted to do), but you slander people who may or may not have been involved in an incident. </p>

<p>This reporting (and I use the term loosely) is like opening a package of feathers in the wind. Once you say or repeat something untrue/hurtful or supposition you can’t take it back. The feathers travel to the ends of the earth.</p>

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source on this? i checked TDT but it’s currently down.</p>

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<p>this isn’t just people nude, it’s people engaging in sexual activity in public, with many witnesses present. Streaking happens at UVA and UCB with no problem because it’s based on a specific day, with everyone present knowing what they’re going to be interacting with (at least at UCB since it’s in a library.) In this instance, however, many people were subjected to something against their will, and hence, the actions aren’t really comparable. </p>

<p>there’s been some rumors that the woman in question is actually a UCLA student, but i’m not sure if there’s any truth to this.</p>

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<p>it’s not as if i used TheDailyBruin as my source, i used your school’s official newspaper. What better source could i get for getting the ‘whole story’?</p>

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<p>iirc, slander is directed as specific persons, and i haven’t explicitly referred to anyone. For the most part, i’ve just quoted word-for-word from your newspaper, and then i’ve been defending this discussion which most of you seem uneasy at discussing, or make petty remarks at my expense, like ‘i go to UCLA,’ as if that has anything to do with the matter at hand.</p>

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<p>I go to USC, I’m friends with Kappa Sig peeps, I could tell you for a fact that chick was a UCLA student. </p>

<p>Anyways, this whole scandal is ridic. I watched this occur from my dorm room window. It was awesome and hilarious. That’s it. Let’s get over it folks!!!</p>

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<p>Too bad that you don’t understand the concept of class/being civil/behavior becoming a member of polite society.</p>

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<p>Ironic that an UCLA student would post this considering the girl was a UCLA DG…</p>

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<p>I think the admissions department should feel pretty embarrassed about having offered these two immoral, geniuses admission.
They can download their pictures and share them with family and friends.</p>

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<p>College is a time when a lot of young adults learn from their mistakes. I beg all the naysayers here to really evaluate their college experience for any lack of judgment – maybe you drank too much one night? maybe you had a one night stand? maybe you stole someone’s boyfriend? maybe you broke into the pool after hours with friends?</p>

<p>What’s that saying about glass houses again? ;)</p>

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<p>Oh Zelda, Zelda, Zelda, you’re values are what makes America loved and respected throughout the world. Casual sex in broad daylight in plain view of hundreds of people (most of which possess camera phones) cannot be trivialized or compared to collegiate experimentation with drinking or skinny dipping. Lewd and lascivious conduct is still a crime in America, and in this Trojan’s judgement it is shameful, and morally reprehensible.</p>

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<p>I wasn’t saying the incident was OK at all. You want to know another thing that’s annoying about America? That we’re still motivated by Puritanical values that tell us “SEX IS SHAMEFUL.” Most of the commentary I’ve seen on this situation falls under the category of your previous post – USC should be ashamed their students are having sex.</p>

<p>Sex isn’t shameful; having sex on top of WPH is pretty stupid and embarrassing – but it isn’t, to use your word, “morally reprehensible.” To bring “morality” into the argument implies that you think young adults (key word here: ADULTS) aren’t responsible enough to have physical relations with a consenting partner.</p>

<p>Also – “my values?” How do you know what my “values” are? Did I give them a high-five for their actions? No. Would I do the same? Absolutely not! But, what I was saying is that this isn’t a USC “issue,” because these “incidents” happen all over the country – whether in colleges or not!</p>

<p>Was it your son or daughter in the photographs? I’m guessing no, so you really have no place to be so up in arms to get all blamey on them. It was their decision – not the school’s, nor was it encouraged by the University – and they are dealing with the repercussions from their idiotic choice to not move the deed indoors. It doesn’t directly affect you in any way, so mind your own business and move on.</p>

<p>USC is also not a religiously affiliated University, so they can’t offer or deny admission to someone based on their moral scorecard. They can, however, punish the students accordingly based on whatever school rules were broken (I’m guessing breaking onto the roof is the first one…) If you think the school should select students whether or not they engage in premarital/casual/consensual/homosexual/etc sex, then maybe you should mosey on over to the BYU boards. I think you’ll quite enjoy their Honor Code.</p>