Swarthmore fraternities dissolve after leaking documents referring to "an attic for rape"

Two of the brotherhoods of one of the country's most prestigious liberal arts colleges voted in favor of the dissolution of images and videos that appear to show former members making racist and racist remarks. making fun of the rape. Swarthmore College had to face protests after leaked internal documents, including dozens of students occupying the Phi Psi fraternity building.

Members of this fraternity said Tuesday night in a statement: "We can not, in good conscience, be members of an organization with such a painful history." The only other fraternity on the campus, Delta Upsilon, has also decided to close overnight, reports CBS News' Meg Oliver. The DU brothers said in a statement that it was "in the best interest of the community of Swarthmore".

The closures come after the publication by two campus publications of videos and fraternity photos provided by an anonymous source last month. The material is dated between 2013 and 2016 and contains racist, homophobic and sexist comments – allegedly by Phi Psi's brothers. It also seems to show that men kiss, grope and touch women who may not have known they were registered.

There is even reference to Delta Upsilon having a "rape loft" in his building. An elder from Swarthmore showed us what she describes as a play similar to Phi Psi where she claims to have been sexually assaulted in their building in her first year.

Swarthmore officials did not tell us if they were planning to ban life in Greece, but in an email to students, President Valerie Smith said Swarthmore was "determined to thoroughly investigate any allegations". sexual misconduct "and violation of its code.