Four ASU GLOs & campus VP star in porno

[hoosier]

Frats star in ASU porn film

The Arizona Republic
Aug. 21, 2002 22:00:00

A pornographic video shot at four Arizona State University fraternity houses and featuring a student vice president has prompted an investigation by administrators who fear it could undermine long-standing efforts to rid the campus of its party school reputation.


The professionally produced video, Shane's World #29: Frat Row Scavenger Hunt 3, features ASU fraternity members performing sexual acts with porn stars.

An ASU staff member told university officials about the video in early July.

"There are clear violations of . . . the student code of conduct," said Virgil Renzulli, ASU vice president of public affairs. "There will be an ongoing investigation into any individuals involved. It's inappropriate for fraternities to permit these kind of things. You can party, but this goes beyond that. This is misconduct."

Bob Soza, dean of student life, said the campus judicial affairs office is investigating Theta Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Kappa Sigma and Sigma Nu, a fraternity already serving a two-year suspension for hazing, for their involvement in the video.

"It goes without saying that this type of behavior has no place in the university setting," Soza said. "(Former ASU President Lattie) Coor in his tenure provided enormous leadership in establishing ASU as a Research 1 university, developing the honors college and undergraduate research. Does this kind of incident cause harm to the institution? Absolutely. It is not tolerated or accepted as part of the standards set by previous or current administrations."

Not an ordinary scavenger hunt

The video apparently was shot last September, when a Shane's World crew pulled up in front of the various houses unannounced in a Hummer limousine and asked members to be part of a sexual scavenger hunt.

The crew, split into two teams of two women each, participated in sex acts with fraternity members to earn points. The team with the most points won the hunt.

Fraternity members never participated in sexual intercourse with the women, but they used sex toys and other objects. Action went from house to house and took place in bedrooms, living rooms, the limo and poolside.

The video even films a dare on a public campus lawn and one in front of Manzanita Residence Hall.

The video is one of the most frequently rented videos in local adult stores.

"It is very popular. We even had to special order more copies," said Alicia Henry, manager of Fascinations at 16428 N. 32nd St. "We get a lot of college age kids in here asking for it, but we get a lot of older men, too."

Student leader plays a role

Sigma Nu member Brian Buck, 23, executive vice president of the Associated Students of ASU, is one of the first participants and is featured in a shower scene.

"I'm not apologizing for anything I did," Buck said. "The way I see it is 200 fraternity guys having a good time. It's not like we planned it, it just happened."

Buck, who recently began his student government duties, said he is not afraid the incident will turn into a scandal.

"It's not an impeachable offense," he said. "I wasn't in office when it happened. It's not like this is Harvard. I can't see ASU students getting too upset about it.

"The only thing I care about is my family. How do you tell your family you were in a porno? They don't pay for me to go to school to be in pornos."

Now, it's just a fading memory

ASASU President Mike Leingang agreed that the video probably won't affect Buck's elected position.

"He (Buck) has put all this behind him and is ready to do the best job he can do representing the students," said Leingang, whose Theta Chi fraternity also participated in the video. "I don't think the (ASASU) senate will want to make a big deal of this."

Leingang said that he did not participate in the video and that the Theta Chi members who did are no longer at ASU.

ASU's student code of conduct includes clauses against the unauthorized use of university property and sexual misconduct on campus or within organizations.

The code applies to all student organizations and individuals, and punishment ranges from probation to expulsion to a lifetime ban from campus.

The video attempted to prevent identification by blacking out participants' eyes and fraternity logos.

The judicial affairs office hopes to wrap up the investigation within the next four to six weeks. Any appeals made would then go to the university hearing board and could take an additional 20 to 30 days.

[hoosier]

http://www.mrcherry.com/shanesworld/...ted_format=vhs

$29.95

[Munchkin03]

This isn't an offense that can lead to the guys' losing their pins? If it's not, does this mean that there's a double-standard that says a sorority woman risks her membership by posing in Playboy, but a fraternity man has nothing to lose by being in a porno?

I'm not trying to start anything, I'm just wondering...

[The1calledTKE]

I think when TKE's USC chapter allowed a porno film to be filmed in their house IHQ gave them a years probabtion. I know they when after the porno company for using TKE '"images" such at the crest and actually usuing TKE's name in the video. None of the guys particpated in any sex acts though. I believe the punishment fit the crime because they didn't clear the use of the house by IHQ.

[MoxieGrrl]

Wow...that is just pathetic.

"I'm not apologizing for anything I did," Buck said. "The way I see it is 200 fraternity guys having a good time. It's not like we planned it, it just happened."

I hope his Nationals punish him just for being an idiot.

[sundevil2000]

As an Arizona State student I found out about this film a while ago, and I have to say that it is typical of most of our fraternities to think this is amusing and smile and brag about it. Sigma Nu was considered the top fraternity at ASU until they were suspended for hazing, the same semester the porno was shot at there house. There is actually a page on the Shanes world website that shows a Sigma Nu wearing his letters standing naked with one of the girls. Also this past year another fraternity was kicked off for another serious matter. I love being in a sorority here and I do love the fraternity guys because they are funny, aside from there crazy habits. But what do you expect from a school whose philanthropies include skit nights where girls wear as little as possible and pour water over each other, (or chocolate sauce), in order to win the most points from these fraternity guys.

[SigKapSundevil]

You're right, sundevil2000!! What other school has skits banned because the girls can't stop acting like they are starrng in lesbian porns just to win the philanthropy? This school already hates greek life and probably wants all that land that the fraternity houses are on, this is only going to help them. This has not been a good year at all for ASU greeks

[Kevin]

I met some ASU Sigma Nu's at our Grand Chapter. Seemed like nice enough guys. Hopefully this will serve as a catalyst for positive reform.

Greeks need to know that their very existance depends upon ALL of the groups on their campus behaving as their founders would have expected.

[Shine]

ASU's greek life, once again made a joke out of.

It's a sad day for our greek system.

Just sad.

[AlphaSigLana]

If you can't tell your grandma or your parents then you shouldn't be doing it.
I thought we just saw an article that frat boys make good grownups? I guess not all of them do!!!

[FHwku]

Originally posted by sundevil2000
...whose philanthropies include skit nights where girls wear as little as possible and pour water over each other, (or chocolate sauce), in order to win the most points from these fraternity guys.

that doesn't sound so bad. could be worse. that Shane person could pull up in a stretch Hummer and film it.

while it seems scandalous, now, it's not all that bad. may be silly, or poor judgement, immaturity, heat-of-the-moment type thing. they did some crude things on camera that reflect badly on the system. when they get older, their kids might run into a copy of the tapes...

"I was young, stupid, and I needed the money."

[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by hoosier
Sigma Nu member Brian Buck, 23, executive vice president of the Associated Students of ASU, is one of the first participants and is featured in a shower scene.

"I'm not apologizing for anything I did," Buck said. "The way I see it is 200 fraternity guys having a good time. It's not like we planned it, it just happened."

His parents must be SOOOOOOO proud!

And Hootie, my darlin', he is apparently no gentleman!

[Dionysus]

Ooh, I want a peak!

[Shine]

I ran into Brian Buck at the Student Activities fair tonight.

Needless to say I had trouble keeping a straight face.

*sigh*

[James]

Ladies don't bring Fraternity standards into this.

Don't try to say "well women's groups punish for this, male groups should also" There is no double standard here.

There is no double standard because men don't have an unwritten rule about this. We may never have had one.

If you want to ostrasize/suspend/expell your Sisters-For-Life for being human and liberated, thats all on you. But you have no call asking us to be hypocrites, judgemental, or limit someone else's Right to Free Expression. LOL

Liking sex and have more partners than the exec board . . . get expelled.

Like to party and get wild more than the exec board or the standards committee. . . get expelled.

Make money showing your body in Playboy . . . get expelled. LOL

Make money showing your or part naked body in a movie, PG R X whatever . . . get expelled.

Although I fully realize that this will differ from chapter to chapter. Where one chapter would climb on a a high horse and expell you, another more sophisticated chapter would just laugh it off.



(Edited to add smileys)