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Although officers of Beta Theta Pi fraternity have said the house is beginning to plan programming events to address racism and sexism in the Greek system, administrators said they have not been in recent contact with the fraternity and are unaware of Beta's plans.
In November, officers at Beta said the house would hold a number of events during Winter term, after Dean of the College Lee Pelton sent them a public letter at the beginning of last term calling for them to "develop bona fide, authentic and ongoing events" in light of the discovery of a controversial poem in August.
The poem, written and read by a Beta brother at one of the house's weekly meetings over Summer term, was allegedly racist and sexist, and triggered an angry response from a small group of women on campus who had read the poem or excerpts from it.
Some of the concerned women were members of Native Americans at Dartmouth and Sigma Delta sorority and these women called a meeting in mid-August, with Beta brothers, where they asked the brothers to privately apologize for the incident.
The poem has recently resurfaced in students' discussions of the recent incidences of hate speech on campus.
Beta President Chris Adamson '97 said Beta plans to invite two speakers to address racial and gender issues some time later this month.
The Beta house was also the site of last night's Freshmen Outreach Program, an educational program created by Sexual Awareness through Greek Education.
The program, conducted by members of SAGE, was designed to present freshmen with an honest portrayal of both the positive aspects of the Greek system and areas needing improvement, according to a CFSC press release.
Adamson said the two speakers will appear at the house as part of the College's Greek Weekend from Feb.
