ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The University of Central Florida said Thursday that it had suspended a fraternity and a sorority for not following the school’s COVID-19 policies.
UCF said its Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity placed Zeta Tau Alpha and Sigma Alpha Epsilon on interim organizational suspension Wednesday.
“ZTA was placed on interim suspension for allegedly hosting an unapproved social gathering on-campus,” the university said. “The sorority followed the university’s process for applying to host an event, but the event was still pending a decision from UCF when they elected to hold it anyway. The event also willfully disregarded the university’s COVID-19 policies and guidelines.”
UCF said SAE was placed on interim suspension for allegedly hosting a large social gathering off-campus that “willfully disregarded the university’s COVID-19 policies and guidelines.”
.@UCF says:
— Megan Cruz (@MeganWFTV) September 10, 2020
-16 of the total 79 sorority members have tested positive for COVID-19.
-One of those 3 sororities has since been suspended: Zeta Tau Alpha.
-A fraternity has also been suspended (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) for hosting a large party off campus.
-Also, 2 students have been suspended: one did not stay isolated after testing positive. The other hosted parties off-campus.
— Megan Cruz (@MeganWFTV) September 10, 2020
-So far, the university has received 78 COVID-19-related complaints to its anonymous tipline. Most had to do with not wearing masks and hosting parties.
Two students were also placed on interim suspension for not complying with UCF’s policies.
“One student allegedly did not remain isolated after testing positive for COVID-19, and the other allegedly hosted large social gatherings off-campus that violated university policy,” the university said.
Read: UCF issues stern warning after faculty members violate COVID-19 safety measures
On Tuesday, officials said residents of three on-campus Greek houses had been placed on a two-week quarantine to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 after cases were performed.
The three sororities being quarantined are Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha Epsilon Phi. Seventy-nine women live in the three houses. Sixteen have tested positive for coronavirus.
Click here to read about the student conduct process.
We are aware that some students chose to attend large gatherings while not wearing face coverings and not physically distancing this holiday weekend.
— UCF 😷 (@UCF) September 8, 2020
So, let us be very clear: Failure to comply with UCF’s policies for the campus and for students will result in discipline.
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