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Morgan State University student claims fraternity allegedly rejected him because he’s gay
A Morgan State University student says he was rejected from joining the university’s chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi because he’s gay.
According to the Baltimore Sun, a Morgan State University student says he was rejected from joining the university’s chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi because he’s gay.
Brian Stewart says he’s always dreamed of joining a fraternity, and thought it’s members would be impressed by his academic accomplishments. Stewart said he was a White House intern — but he was rejected the day after his interview.
Baltimore Sun Reports:
He believes it is because of his sexual orientation, citing social-media messages using an anti-gay slur that someone sent him and told him were between fraternity members.
“I couldn’t even be angry because I was so hurt,” he said.
Members of the fraternity chapter and the national organization did not respond to requests for comment.
A spokesperson for the the university says the university has opened an investigation into Stewart’s allegations and takes these matters seriously.
“The university doesn’t tolerate or accept any kind of discrimination,” Carter said. “It’s something that the university takes very very seriously.”
Stewart, a 20-year-old senior Morgan State Business major says he wanted to join Kappa Alpha Psi because his pastor and mentor from his youth was a member. He said he grew up poor in Annapolis and that his mentor had a major influence on his life.
“What he offered to me, I wanted the ability to offer that to someone else,” Stewart said.
Stewart said he is no longer interested in pledging the fraternity but that he filed a complaint because he wanted to raise awareness.
“I didn’t know I was going to have no control — that my interview meant nothing, my achievements meant nothing, because they had already made up their minds,” Stewart said.
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