Dartmouth fraternity and sorority under fire for throwing ‘Crips and Bloods’ party where 200 guests dressed up like gang members

dartmouth bloods 6In an email, a student at the prestigious New  Hampshire Ivy League college described the party, saying that over 200 people  showed up, mingling for hours ‘dressed as bloods or crips while using racialized  [sic] language.’ 

‘It then turned into a “ghetto party” with  racialized [sic] language, speech and dress,’ the email stated.

Alpha Delta, which is known as the fraternity  that inspired the classic 1978 comedy Animal House, has since acknowledged the  party in a statement to Dartblog.

‘The idea was never meant to be derogatory to  any group, and was intended to introduce a costume theme to the party,’ the  letter stated. ‘While there was never any ill intent in the party’s theme, the  brothers of Alpha Delta now realize that it was insensitive and thoughtless to  make light of a very serious issue that affects many people nationwide,  particularly young people.

‘Gang violence is obviously an incredibly  serious problem across America, and while we as a house failed to preemptively  recognize the offensive nature of the party’s theme, the gravity of our  oversight is now apparent to us.’

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