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G/A/F? Fraternity Members Allegedly Spit At Wounded Military Veterans

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University Of Florida Fraternity Members Allegedly Spit At Wounded Military Veterans
AP Posted: 04/24/15 09:17 AM ET Updated: 04/24/15 09:59 AM ET
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The University of Florida is investigating allegations that members of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity spat at a group of disabled military veterans last weekend at a resort in Panama City Beach.

In an email to Linda Cope, the founder of the Warrior Beach Retreat at Laketown Wharf Resort, University of Florida President Kent Fuchs called the behavior as unacceptable and promised a full investigation.

The incidents were reported to Fuchs by Cope and others who witnessed the fraternity members spitting at the veterans and stealing their flags. Fuchs said the school is making every effort to learn what happened and take appropriate action.

The Gainesville Sun ( http://bit.ly/1Hzr5jz ) reports the fraternity is currently on conduct probation for a hazing incident in the fall semester. The fraternity has suspended operations and is cooperating with the investigation.

"Being on probation means the organization faces increased consequences if they are found to have violated the probation requirements," university spokeswoman Janine Sikes said.

The Sun reports that Zeta Beta Tau members from the University of Florida and Emory University in Georgia were attending their spring formals at the resort last weekend. Emory officials said they are investigating but so far there's no evidence to implicate their students in the incident.

About 60 veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan were also attending a retreat which has been held twice a year for the last six years at the resort. Cope started the event in honor of her son Joshua, who lost both legs in Baghdad in 2006 when a roadside bomb exploded under his Humvee.

One letter to Fuchs described students spitting on veterans, throwing beer bottles over a balcony and ripping flags off their cars.

Cope said she believes the students knew they were insulting veterans because the guests were wearing caps and T-shirts indicating they are veterans.

"They knew who they were and they were just getting a kick out of it," she said. "It is heartbreaking for a mom with a son who sacrificed so much for their freedom."

Cope said hotel security got the situation under control and the fraternity members were evicted the next morning.

"They apologized to me in person, but only because they got caught," she said.

Zeta Beta Tau's Florida chapter has 128 active members.

Chapter president Tyler Drescher told the newspaper they had no comment.

The fraternity sent a letter of apology to Cope. She said she looks forward to the outcome of the investigations.

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Information from: The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, http://www.gainesvillesun.com
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Kinyou

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Aliquidmeri said:
Do they even have frats in Germany or Australia?
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I know that they do in Germany. It doesn't really compare to the ones in the USA though. They're often way more traditional

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El Topo

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Aliquidmeri said:
Do they even have frats in Germany or Australia?
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In Germany? No. There are student fraternities such as Burschenschaften, but they have (virtually) nothing in common with American frats.

Kinyou said:
I know that they do in Germany. It doesn't really compare to the ones in the USA though. They're often way more traditional
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Hardly comparable. These are (for the most part) very conservative and/or right-wing organizations. There's been a lot of criticism in the past years.
 
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Burschenschaften are funny. Like those nerdy groups at highschools everyone tries to avoid except they aren't talking about role-playing games but the glory days of the Reich. Yeah, fraternities are shit no matter which side of the Atlantic
 
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Xiao Hu said:
Burschenschaften are funny. Like those nerdy groups at highschools everyone tries to avoid except they aren't talking about role-playing games but the glory days of the Reich. Yeah, fraternities are shit no matter which side of the Atlantic
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Some certainly are.
 
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SolidusDave

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Fuchsdh said:
Hey, I learned there's more guys with the name Fuchs out there. So yay.
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Visit Germany, lots of people with Fuchs as their last name.

(Fuchs = how you write "fox")


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I know that they do in Germany. It doesn't really compare to the ones in the USA though. They're often way more traditional
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only weirdos seem to be members though, so that's probably why they aren't popular at all
 
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