Dartmouth Fraternity Criticized For Racially Themed 'Bloods and Crips Party'

Via Wikimedia CommonsA Dartmouth College fraternity has come under attack for hosting a racially provocative party last month.

Members of Dartmouth’s Alpha Delta fraternity hosted Tri-Delta sorority for a “Bloods and Crips Party” during the last weekend of July, according to emails published on Dartblog.

While the original party invitation to the fraternity simply read "Midnight. Bloods and Crips Party. (choose wisely)." a subsequent email from the head of the Dartmouth NAACP chapter accused Alpha Delta of throwing a "racialized" party.

According to the Dartmouth NAACP's email, "Individuals mingled for hours while dressed as bloods or crips while using racialized language. It then turned into a 'ghetto party' with racialized language, speech and dress. Over 200 individuals attended this event."

Alpha Delta apologized for their party in a statement to Dartblog:

Alpha Delta also said that they have revamped their internal structure for choosing party themes, and plan on sponsoring programs during the fall semester to examine stereotyping.

This is not the first time Dartmouth students have gained attention for racially themed parties. In 1998, the New York Times ran an article on a protest that followed a "ghetto party" held by Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Xi Delta sorority.

One Dartmouth professor took to Twitter to criticize his Ivy League students: