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                  <text>thing. They are doing alot to help
me out. That's the way it goes in a .
Awoman has launched an inves- sexual assault case. That is the.way
tigation into Zeta Psi Fraternity for they are handled."
an alleged sexual assault by three · Three sources, a woman present
men.
at the party, and two from. other
On the night of Saturday Sep- fraternities, have t?ld
the
tembcr22 the women's rugby team woman
held their rookie initiation. They and they were JOmed by t;.vo others.
were invited to continue the party at
"I think the flrs.t guy innm;nced
the Zeta Psi Fraternity on Prince theothcrguys.Ithmkheconvmced
Arthur street. One of the women a one of the other two guys to 'share
new McGill student, was allegedly her with me'. And there. was a third
assaulted by three of the fraternity guy too. She was defimtcl.Y raped.
membc·rs while ten men allegedly Abouttenguyswerewatchmgfrom
watched from the door.
the door," said the party-goer.
The investigation is being con"People
the door
ducted by the Crown Attorney's ..youldn't let anyone in. One of the.
office. "I reported the assault to the girls
out
was
police. I can't identify the guys," and tncd to get :rttey wouldn t
said the woman. "Idon'tknowwhat let her. Then she JUSt demanded
they looked like. The Crown Attor- they let her in. She's a rugby player,
ney's offiet; is·handling the whole somehow she got past them.- She

saved her. She went in there and I want everyone to know, it hapdraggedherout. The girl was pretty pens."
out of it by that time, I think she'd
All of the victims legal fees will
passed out.
·
be handled by the Crown.
"It was a great party. I thought
"The police have been very
'wow, what nice guys'. They had positive. TheywantcdtomaJCesure
this massive bowl of punch with justice was done," said the woman
every alcohol under the sun in it, who launched the investigation.
vodlai, all these strange liqucrs, and
"For now I have a friend whose
it tasted like nothing, you couldn't 'rather is a ta\vycr, and he's been
taste a thing. So everyone was giving me legal advice. I don't
drinking it. Everyone was totally know what to do about a lawyer,"
wasted. They were giving us all this she said.
beer.
"I have to go to the rape crisis
"I didn'tevcn know·it was hap- centre so they can make sure I'm
pening. I thought afterward, you . okay, I.have schoolwork to do, I
know, they must have had ulterior have to see an academic advisor
motives the whole time.
about what to do, I've filed a com"That'stheonlyrcasonl'm talkwith the police. I have so
ing about this to you right now. I much to deal with right now, I just
didn't
anything like this don't want to deal with every aspect
could ever happen. I didn't know of it all the time," she said.
they did things like this, not really.
The Zeta Psi Fraternity is the

oldest frat at McGill, founded in
1874. It has long been notorious for
holJing wild parties. '7hcy arc
disliked by all the frats," said a
woman from Gamma Phi Beta
Women's sorority, who did not
want to be identified.
There arc notices all over the
Zeta Psi fraternity warning members to a void the press, said Zeta Psi
brother Robcn Wcxlcr. The official
word from the fraternity is "no
·comment".
According to the sorority member, all McGill Fraternities have
banded together under the auspices
·of the Inter Fraternity Council, and
will no longer recognize the Zeta
Psi Fraternity. They are presently
auempting to remove the Zeta Psi
chapter from campus, she said.
"If the IFC wants it removed, we
have to get the consent of the Zcta
head chapter in the States," said a
Gaptma Phi Beta sister. "They send
Drama students demand action ·trom McGill
down to investigate, and
the inquiry·is up to them."
Once a fraternity
their
charter for a chapter at McGill, they
by Jennifer Harvfe
"There have been cases in the
Renovations were. supposed to gineering have over $21 million in can never re-establish it here again.
past where Arts has lost important begin in the summer of 1986. The projects alone," said Williams.
The Zeta Fraternity is very warThursday's English department sums of money because nothing approved plan committed
Past program director John Ri- ried about their tarnished·'reputaTeach-In became a call to arms as wasdonewithiLSoaprecedenthas $800 000, with $300 000 donated pley·silid "We are dealing with an lion. Robcrt
told .a Daily
professors urged students to act on· been set,"
)Villiams.
'by the provincial government The attitude, not the physical space."
reporter "do not everi touch 'this
behalf of long dormant Moyse thelargestfaculty. Wedon'twanta additional funding will come from
. VP Phys!cal
Sam story. You have no idea how many
Hall. ·
,
proportional ainount fr.om the $61 funds raised by McGill alumni K!ngdon amved m the last few people you will hurt if you put this
"Wr. demand the right to this million, but we want something. through the McGill Advancement nunutes!lfthelhree.hourTeach-In,: kind of thing in a newspaper."
facility which is a crjtical part of Effectively, the English depart{MAP)..
. •
le? promiSC renovauons
be?-eta Psi president Steve Mansyour education," Head of Drama rilent has as yet received nothing."
MAP has rrused $61 milbon, gm at the end of November. 'The field said "I'm very upset about it
and Theatre Hairy Anderson tOld
''The Arts Faculty has no other and so Arts, the largest
• basic
is.
our £fhy.sica,!- Itis· guilt by association."
students.
.
project beyond this one under $1 has rece1ved less than $3 million. Resources] pnonues; but funding, field denied any knowledge of the
ldoyse Hall has bceri closed to million. Science, Medicine and En- English is the largest department in he
. '
f
sexual assault, though he was at the
students "for renovations" for two , . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ••
Kingdon descnbed
to partySaturdaynight."Itwasagreat
years, and·will not 9PCD this year.
renovate the
and build a party. I had a really good time," he
Renovations have not yet tiegun.
workshop extens10n. The proposed said.
'{P Physical Resources Sam Kingplan allows for three; floors in
"I'm sure the girl has her side of
don promised at the Teach-In that
newly
theatre and sepa- the story. I can't pass judgement. , ·
renovations would begin at the end
•.workshop
for students. . I'm not involved. It happened at a •
ofNovembcr. ·
. We have
for the
fraternity sponsored function, but
ChairoftheEnglishDepartment
re the fraternity isn't responsible for
David Williams said renovations
gomg ahead With lt now. We've the actions or individuals .. said
tlave been delayed ten yead. "I
more than doubled the scope of this Mansfield .
'
have documented proof that all the
project over three years. The budget
refused to release the
delays have been from the other
has gone from three quarters of a names of the fraternity's lawyers ·
side [Physical Resources],"' said
.million to $2 million." Kingdon
·
Williams. The Teach-In was an
promised work would begin on
information session for students,
· , • :Moyse Hall at the end of, Novem;
but more importantly a "call to
her.
·'
arms, to set a plan on how tO insist
"There is money for ihc theatre
on what we think we.have a right
extension, but there is no money for "
to."
the workshop exte-nsion. That's
"Are Arts students getting their
why we haven't gone ahead with
fair share here? Does the McGill
said Kingdon.
·
Administration not value the Arts?"
· "I can't even build an outhouse
asked Williams
withoulthe City of Montr6al Hcri- :
He discussed the delays to work
uige Cominiube b'Cing,:codSultCd.
on Moyse Hall since the Reporter
The only thing that would hold
flrst annouilced plans to renovate in
things up at this point is they have to
1979. The funds donated for the
give us permission·tp builcL" ·
project were eventually used elseA student asked Kindon if their
where. Professors fear that delays
was a possibility lmasco would
on Moyse Hall this year will mean
rescind their p t
use it hadn't
the $280 000 Imasco donation,
yet been put to use. "Imasco hasn't'
given expressly .for use on Moyse
said a thing about taking away;the
Hall in 1985, will be withdrawn.
money," said Kingdon. ·
by Karen Valihora

No¥ember .r:enovations are p·r.orllised at meacH·in

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