The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume. 98, Issue 17 - January 29, 2020

Take an in-depth look at the Alternative Breaks program Page 8 (.Ы www. L A LOY OLAN.com Find us @LALoyolan LOYOLAN Your Home. Your Voice. Your News. January 29, 2020 VOLUME 98 I ISSUE 17 lil SPRING 2019 FALL 2019 Sig Ep has interim measures placed on them for violation of LMU's Student Conduct Code concerning • Section III. Letter A/Alcohol & Drug Policy • Section III. Letter A/Hazing • Student-on-Student Sexual and Interpersonal Misconduct Policy. Sig Ep is found in violation of two parts of the Student Conduct Code: • Section III. Letter E/Failure to comply with University Officials • Section III Letter A/Student Leadership & Development Policies. WINTER BREAK 2019/2020 Sig Ep members find out that they have been placed on disciplinary probation until May 2021 and members decide to leave the fraternity. JAN. 27 2020 An announcement on the Sig Ep LMU Instagram page announces that members will be starting a new organization called California Philanthropy (Cal Phi), unaffiliated with the University or the InterFraternal Council. Information compiled by Grace McCauley, asst, news editor Graphic: Kate Leahy | Loyolan Sig Ep misconduct leads to member disaffiliation The majority of members have left the fraternity and started a new organization. Grace McCauley Asst. News Editor @LALoyolan After the first two days of IFC recruitment, a majority of the chapter of the Cal Chi (Cal X) chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon (Sig Ep) has decided to leave the fraternity, according to an email obtained by the Loyolan from Brian Sheerin, former Sig Ep president. In a now-deleted Instagram post, members of the Sig Ep chapter announced that they would be starting a new organization called California Philanthropy (Cal Phi). Cal Phi will be made up of members who have decided to leave Sig Ep. Cal Phi will be holding their own recruitment events this semester, according to Sheerin. These events are unaffiliated with the InterFraternity Council (IFC) and the University. Two former Sig Ep members used their access to an online recruitment system in order to gain "sensitive information" of potential new members that was for IFC use only, according to IFC officials. “I believe we had 63 [members] at the start of the semester, and all but two left. That’s probably not the exact number, but all but two decided to step away,” said Sheerin. Calvin Foss, the current Sig Ep president, says that this is not true and a meeting was held on Jan. 28 to discuss the members “who are not sure whether they want to stay affiliated or disaffiliate.” This comes after Sig Ep had interim measures placed on their chapter, as previously reported by the Loyolan. In spring 2019, they were found in violation of LMU's Community Standards Section III, Letter А/ Alcohol and Drug Policy and Hazing and the Student-on-Student Sexual and Interpersonal Misconduct Policy. The measures in place were temporary probation on social events, permanent cancellation of Men of Brotherhood days, an assessment of chapter culture, educational workshops and a reworking of internal policies, procedures and protocols. These measures are still in place. Additionally, in fall 2019 Sig Ep was found in violation of Section III, Letter E/Failure to comply with University Officials and Section III, Letter А/ Student Leadership and Development Policies. The current sanctions in place are social probation through Dec. 31, 2020,disciplinaryprobationthroughMay 14, 2021, off campus address registration for members and meetings with Sorority and Fraternity Life (SFL) Staff. These sanctions are also still in place. In fall 2019, a picture of a Sig Ep member holding alcohol was sent to University officials. This was a violation of the interim measures that were placed on the fraternity, according to Sheerin's email. This caused the probationary period. The new organization, Cal Phi, will be considered a “philanthropic group” and utilize the connections former members of Sig Ep made with the Special Olympics group on campus, according to Sheerin. See Sig Ep | Page 2 Migrant families reunited at LAX by lawyer alumna Fernando Arredondo, the client of LMU alumna Linda Dakin-Grimm, reunites with his daughters after being separated from his family in the deportation process. Following a landmark court decision, Arredondo was allowed to return to the U.S. from Guatemala after a judge found that he and eight other parents were wrongfully deported.