--- description: Sigma Alpha Epsilon is in the spotlight again over allegations of discrimination title: Yale SAE Accused of Admitting 'White Girls Only' At Party image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6b0302c0d03f251/69886f5fe20a87337fa8e04b/yale1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [College](/tag/college/) ## College Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Yale SAE Fraternity Accused of Admitting 'White Girls Only' At Halloween Party by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:26 PM CUTPublished: Nov 3, 2015 5:08 PM CUT  Buildings on the campus of Yale University are shown April 15, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. Buildings on the campus of Yale University are shown April 15, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut.Christopher Capozziello—Getty Images by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:26 PM CUTPublished: Nov 3, 2015 5:08 PM CUT A Yale fraternity is facing investigation from national advisors after allegations that they turned students of color away from the door at a Halloween party. Students who were denied entry allege that a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon was screening guests, chanting “white girls only,” letting only blonde women inside, according to the [Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/11/02/students-accuse-yale-sae-fraternity-brothers-of-having-a-white-girls-only-policy-at-their-party/ "undefined"). Sigma Alpha Epsilon has been accused before of sponsoring racist traditions and the national chapter announced initiatives in the spring that were intended to combat racism. This after members of the University of Oklahoma SAE chapter came under fire when a video decrying that a black person would never be a member of the fraternity went viral. After conducting a preliminary investigation, a spokesperson from SAE’s national office recited the fraternities “zero tolerance for any behaviors or actions that deviate from our values, mission and creed.” Students at Yale aren’t satisfied, however, as the the incident sparked a commotion on social media. On Saturday, the day after the party, Yale student Naeema Githere posted on Facebook about the incident, receiving over 900 likes and accounts of alleged incidents of discrimination by fraternities and sororities in the comments. The Yale SAE chapter [was already under sanctions from the university](http://features.yaledailynews.com/blog/2015/04/16/harassment-at-sae-and-its-fallout/ "undefined"), after an initiation ceremony in 2014 violated the school’s sexual misconduct policy. A spokesman for Yale declined to comment to the newspaper. \[[_Washington Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/11/02/students-accuse-yale-sae-fraternity-brothers-of-having-a-white-girls-only-policy-at-their-party/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4098214/yale-sae-white-girls-only/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4098214/yale-sae-white-girls-only/"},"headline":"Yale SAE Fraternity Accused of Admitting 'White Girls Only' At Halloween Party","datePublished":"2015-11-03T17:08:25.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T23:26:57.000Z","description":"Sigma Alpha Epsilon is in the spotlight again over allegations of discrimination","url":"https://time.com/4098214/yale-sae-white-girls-only/","keywords":["College","fraternities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6b0302c0d03f251/69886f5fe20a87337fa8e04b/yale1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6b0302c0d03f251/69886f5fe20a87337fa8e04b/yale1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"New Haven's Cultural Offerings Make The City An Attractive Destination","caption":"New Haven's Cultural Offerings Make The City An Attractive Destination","creditText":"Christopher Capozziello—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/college/","name":"College"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4098214/yale-sae-white-girls-only/","name":"Yale SAE Fraternity Accused of Admitting 'White Girls Only' At Halloween Party"}}]}] ```