Members of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity were asked to take down an offensive sign Saturday for LSU’s game against Kent State.
LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said officers received a complaint about the sign outside of the DKE house reading “Getting massacred is nothing new to Kent St.”
Lalonde said LSUPD explained the situation and fraternity members agreed to take the sign down.
On Sunday, Eric Mansfield, executive director of media relations at Kent State University, released a statement in regards to the sign.
“We take offense to the actions of a few people last night who created an inappropriate sign and distracted from the athletic contest on the field.”
The Zeta Zeta DKE chapter also released an apology for the sign.
“We, the men of Zeta Zeta, formally apologize to your entire community for the banner that was hung from our house this past weekend. The sign was inappropriate and should never have been hung in the first place.We hope that the Kent State community can forgive our action and accept our sincere apologies. We apologize not only to the community of Kent State, but also to those who were personally affected by this tragedy in American history. Hanging the banner was a poor attempt at humor.
DKE hung another sign on Sunday reading, “We would like to apologize to Kent State for our inappropriate sign.”
A sign outside the DKE fraternity house on Saturday reads "Getting massacred is nothing new to Kent St."
