Greek Disgrace at San Diego State

A model student who was recently praised in a university publication was found out to be an alleged drug dealer. Another was just a month away from earning a master's degree in homeland security and had worked with the campus police as a security officer. A third was also close to receiving his criminal justice degree.

In total, 96 young men -- including 75 students and the three I have stated above -- were arrested on a variety of drug charges as a result of Operation Sudden Fall, which infilitrated seven fraternities on Fraternity Row and Fraternity Circle at San Diego State University.

Law enforcement agents seized two kilograms of cocaine, 350 Ecstasy pills, marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, hashish oil, methamphetamine, illicit prescription drugs, several guns, and at least $60,000 in cash.

Several members of the Theta Chi, Phi Kappa Psi, and Delta Sigma Pi fraternities were arrested.

San Diego State announced that six fraternities have been suspended -- Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Theta, Theta Chi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Sigma Alpha Mu -- pending a hearing into their involvement in the drug dealing.

The raid occurred when a prominent drug dealer on campus announced a fire sale on cocaine in the coming days in a mass text message which was intercepted by the authorities.

The member sent out a mass text message to his "faithful customers" stating that he and his "associates" would be unable to sell cocaine while they were in Las Vegas for a fraternity formal, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The text promoted a cocaine "sale" and listed the reduced prices on bulk quantities.

"Attn faithful customers both myself and my associates will be in Vegas this coming weekend," the 19-year-old student wrote in the text message, according to the DEA. "So stock up, we will be back Sunday night."

Idiot.

Also, another sad thing is when one of the individuals was arrested, he inquired whether or not his arrest and incarceration would have an effect on his becoming a federal law enforcement officer.

Duh! It would be very obvious that the individual would end up in prison for a long time and have no chance of even joining ANY law enforcement agency.

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For any SDSU Greek student found to be involved with drug dealing and all of that should be stripped of their membership in their respective fraternity. For the chapters that were involved, their status would require a thorough investigation. Suspension or loss of charter may be the likely result.

Of course, the actions of these people do not represent the image of fraternities nationwide. I am sure all of us condemn their actions and their Greek involvement should be severed as quickly as possible if they are found guilty.

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