( CNN ) -- Months after video of its pledges shouting pro-rape chants went viral on YouTube , an elite fraternity chapter at Yale has been suspended . Yale College Dean Mary Miller announced the suspension of the university 's Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter on Tuesday in an e-mail to students and faculty . A disciplinary body at the college `` imposed sanctions on the DKE chapter as an organization that prohibit it from conducting any fraternity activities on campus ( including recruiting ) for a period of five years , '' Miller wrote . The sanctions also `` prevent it from communicating with Yale students by means of Yale bulletin boards or Yale e-mail , and severely limit its use of the Yale name in connection with the DKE organization . '' Punishments were meted out to individual fraternity members too , the dean said . The chapter drew widespread criticism last fall after its pledges chanted slogans that seemed to advocate rape , such as `` No Means Yes '' and `` Yes Means ( a sex act ) . '' Video of the frat 's antics circulated widely on the internet . Yale 's disciplinary actions Tuesday come several weeks after officials confirmed the university was under federal investigation for a possible Title IX violation . The complaint that prompted the investigation alleged that the school 's policies permitted a `` sexually hostile environment '' to exist on campus . Delta Kappa Epsilon has operated at Yale since 1844 and is `` the only fraternity at Yale which has never gone inactive , '' according to its website . The chapter 's illustrious roster of former members includes presidents George H.W . Bush and George W. Bush . The international Delta Kappa Epsilon office did not immediately return a request for comment .
The suspension will last for five years , the school 's dean says . The group is also banned from contacting students on campus and through university e-mail . The fraternity 's former members includes presidents George H.W . Bush and George W. Bush .