Penn State student describes Kappa Delta Rho party culture
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The president of Penn State says his university is working with police to determine how many fraternity members and victims are connected to a Facebook page that got Kappa Delta Rho suspended for a year.
At the chapter house Wednesday, members of the fraternity had no interest in talking about the vulgar images on their private, invitation-only Facebook page -- photographs of naked women, some of them passed out.
"We decline to comment," one member told CBS News.
"You're not allowed to do that," another said, pointing to our camera, to which the first student added, "Yeah, you're on our property."
"I'm pretty disgusted by all this, to be honest" said one student, who has attended multiple parties at the fraternity house and said the accusations come as no surprise.
"Drinking definitely got out hand," said the student, who asked not to be identified. "They never really ran out of alcohol, so they were encouraging everyone to drink, whether you seemed like you could handle it or not."
Dudley said posting women's photos online without their knowledge has ramifications.
"You're jeopardizing these girls' reputations," Dudley said. "Also, you're embarrassing them and their families."
According to a police search warrant, which included images photocopied from the now-deleted Facebook page, 144 past and present fraternity members had access to these images.
One fraternity member boasted the page had more than 370,000 views. Others boasted about sexual exploits.
Penn State President Eric Barron said Wednesday the Facebook page was "very sad, and it's very offensive."
"I am very committed to due process," Barron said. "I'm very committed to making sure that we know exactly who is responsible, and then taking action on those that are responsible."
In response to the scandal, the university is now offering extended counseling services. Representatives from each and every sorority on campus will meet with Penn State officials.