Halloween in the Hood
Portal of Evil News | baltimoresun.com | JHU fraternity suspended after 'disturbing' party | 'Halloween in the Hood' called racist, 'unacceptable'; students stage protest
Student members of the university's Black Students Union protested the Sigma Chi fraternity party that was shut down by a university official early Sunday morning. The party was closed down after the students produced photographs of a skeleton pirate dangling from a rope noose on the roof of the fraternity's house on the 200 block of 33rd Street.
Holding up signs such as "Lynching is not a joke" and "Ban Sigma Chi," more than 30 students stood on Charles Street today holding up photographs from the party and distributing copies of an invitation to the party. The invitation posted on the Web site Facebook described Baltimore as "the hiv pit" and encouraged attendees to wear "regional clothing from our locale" such as "bling bling ice ice, grills," and "hoochie hoops."