--- title: Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel Apologizes for Frat Emails description: Evan Spiegel said he was "mortified" by the emails and a "jerk," stressing that he has changed how he views women today. canonical: https://time.com/134576/snapchat-ceo-apologizes-for-explicit-frat-emails/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-29T04:06:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-07-21T07:15:00.323Z og:title: Snapchat CEO Apologizes for Explicit Frat Emails og:description: Evan Spiegel said he was "mortified" by the emails and a "jerk," stressing that he has changed how he views women today. og:url: https://time.com/134576/snapchat-ceo-apologizes-for-explicit-frat-emails/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt021a06f3cc1e6da0/6986916706f2c10c2332f18b/evan-spiegel-snapchat.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Evan Spiegel og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Snapchat CEO Apologizes for Explicit Frat Emails twitter:description: Evan Spiegel said he was "mortified" by the emails and a "jerk," stressing that he has changed how he views women today. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt021a06f3cc1e6da0/6986916706f2c10c2332f18b/evan-spiegel-snapchat.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Snapchat CEO Apologizes for Explicit Frat Emails  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer May 29, 2014 4:06 AM UTC  Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel poses for photos, in Los Angeles, Oct. 24, 2013. Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel poses for photos, in Los Angeles, Oct. 24, 2013.Jae C. Hong—AP  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer May 29, 2014 4:06 AM UTC Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, 23, who runs an app that erases messages seconds after they have been viewed, has apologized after [Gawker](http://valleywag.gawker.com/fuck-bitches-get-leid-the-sleazy-frat-emails-of-snap-1582604137) leaked emails demeaning to women that he sent as a fraternity brother. The website’s [Valleywag](http://valleywag.gawker.com/fuck-bitches-get-leid-the-sleazy-frat-emails-of-snap-1582604137) section published emails from 2009 in which Spiegel wrote “F–k Bitches Get Leid \[sic\]” and encouraged fellow members of Kappa Sigma at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., to receive as much oral sex from women as possible. He also offered a blunt to whoever saw the most breasts in one night. In an email, Spiegel told [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/snapchat-ceo-my-emails-dont-reflect-my-view-towards-women-2014-5#ixzz333tqzk2O) that he was “mortified” and a “jerk,” adding the emails “in no way” reflect how he views women today. The leaked messages have surfaced at a time when discussion has come to the fore about whether men should feel entitled to sex. Elliot Rodger, a 22-year-old student at Santa Barbara City College, killed six and injured 13 before taking his own life last week because [he was frustrated](http://time.com/114128/elliott-rodgers-ucsb-santa-barbara-shooter/) that he was still a virgin. And the [prevalence of sexual assaults](http://time.com/100542/the-sexual-assault-crisis-on-american-campuses/) on U.S. college campuses is in part fueled by fraternities dominating the social scene and plying minors with alcohol at private parties. **MORE:** [Why Mass Killers Are Always Male](http://time.com/114128/elliott-rodgers-ucsb-santa-barbara-shooter/) **MORE:** [The Sexual-Assault Crisis on American Campuses](http://time.com/100542/the-sexual-assault-crisis-on-american-campuses/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/134576/snapchat-ceo-apologizes-for-explicit-frat-emails/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/134576/snapchat-ceo-apologizes-for-explicit-frat-emails/"},"headline":"Snapchat CEO Apologizes for Explicit Frat Emails","datePublished":"2014-05-29T04:06:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:15:00.323Z","description":"Evan Spiegel says he is \"mortified\" that emails he sent as a college student were leaked","url":"https://time.com/134576/snapchat-ceo-apologizes-for-explicit-frat-emails/","keywords":["Living","Tech","Sex","nation","snapchat","TIME 100","evan spiegel"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt021a06f3cc1e6da0/6986916706f2c10c2332f18b/evan-spiegel-snapchat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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