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Statement saying we know hes not a racist it just reads another pair of americans who dont know their child. >> right. i think its obviously parents jobs are to love their children, well give them that. lets also be very clear. your sons did this and they will have to face the consequences. but having -- being a professor at a university and speaking to students of all different backgrounds, we know that these things happen and they happen across colleges across the country, in the african-ameri...

We dont have room for racism at this university. >> sigma alpha epsilons national headquarters also severed ties with the oklahoma chapter issuing a statement saying "we are embarrassed by this video and offer our empathy not only to anyone outside the organization who was offended but also to our brothers who come from a wide range of backgrounds cultures and ethnicities ethnicities." and listen now to on-campus reaction. >> you hear a lot of you know, stuff here at the university about you kno...

(chanting) >> 10 seconds of video thats all it is showing members of sigma alpha attorney making racist slurs referring to lynching blacks others including members of the ou football team conducting peaceful protests against that video. david born immediately shutting the fraternity down ordering all of the members to move out by midnight tonight. >> these people dont deserve to be sooners. we are not racist and bigots. we believe in respecting each other. >> sigma alpha national headquarters ap...

We dont have room for racism at this university. >> sigma alpha epsilons national headquarters also severed ties with the oklahoma chapter issuing a statement saying "we are embarrassed by this video and offer our empathy not only to anyone outside the organization who was offended but also to our brothers who come from a wide range of backgrounds cultures and ethnicities ethnicities." and listen now to on-campus reaction. >> you hear a lot of you know, stuff here at the university about you kno...

>> now, the person who took the video reportedly sent it in an e-mail to unheard which is a black student group at oklahoma. the group then posted it on youtube and twitter and directed it at university president who immediately shut down the fraternity and their house and told all members to move out by midnight tomorrow. listen to him. >> no longer our students. we dont have room for racism at this university. >> sigma alpha epsilons national headquarters also severed ties with the oklahoma ch...

Insensitive. many people, unfortunately, come from backgrounds where theyre not culturally aware of minorities. where theyve never seen a person of color. could be a case of ignorance. however, it does not negate the fact that its unacceptable. >> chelsea davis there. she said as well, that this type of behavior is nothing new, but its the first time those people have been caught on video. the u.s. ambassador to south korea is out of the hospital after a knife attack last thursday. mark lipper...

Of rules within the student conduct. this is not enough and i hope that the university are really punishes them -- [ ding noise ] >> im not sure if you recognized any of the students but if you ever happened to bump into them at campus what would you say to them? >> i would use the moment as a moment of education. things that you said are culturally insensitive. many people unfortunately come from backgrounds where theyre not culturally aware of minorities where theyve never seen a person of col...

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That this is going on elsewhere and in other fraternities. i remember college. i never saw an example of this. who are these kids? >> well, every campus every fraternity is different. theyre all made up of different individuals with different backgrounds. i have seen photos of white fraternity members being in black face and not thinking theres anything wrong with that. there have been pockets of these racist activities that have been seen for whatever reason as jokes. i think there are also oth...

About the rights and feeling of anybody and this is unacceptable. >> when we talk about the membership across the country and what is currently represented on campuses across the country, as you represent the national body what is the diverse breakdown? >> our chapters and the membership that they have are just as diverse on the campuses where they exist. we have many brothers who are from different backgrounds, ethnicities, religious beliefs and cultures. there is nothing in the fraternity saws...