( CNN ) As a controversy over a racist video continues , the University of Oklahoma is announcing a plan to hire a vice president who will oversee diversity programs . A video of a racist chant by the university 's now-disbanded Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity made headlines nationwide this week . It shows students on a bus clapping , pumping their fists and laughing as they chant , `` There will never be a ni**** SAE . You can hang him from a tree , but he can never sign with me . There will never be a ni**** SAE . '' In announcing the new position Wednesday night , university President David Boren said he decided to make the hire two months ago -- before the video came to light -- and is in talks with an African-American candidate . The school newspaper and a student organization publicized the nine-second video clip after receiving it via anonymous messages . Shortly after it surfaced , the university cut ties with Sigma Alpha Epsilon , as did the national fraternity . Two students spotted in the video , Parker Rice and Levi Pettit , have been expelled for their alleged leadership role in the chant . `` I am deeply sorry for what I did Saturday night . It was wrong and reckless , '' Rice said Tuesday in a statement to The Dallas Morning News . `` I made a horrible mistake by joining into the singing and encouraging others to do the same . '' A statement from Pettit 's parents said their son made a horrible mistake and apologized to African-Americans , students and university faculty . `` He is a good boy , but what we saw in those videos is disgusting . While it may be difficult for those who only know Levi from the video to understand , we know his heart , and he is not a racist , '' Brody and Susan Pettit said . CNN has reached out to both students . A spokesman for the Pettit family confirmed that Levi Pettit was in the video but declined CNN 's request for an interview . Boren has ordered a shutdown of the fraternity house in Norman , and said it was no longer affiliated with the university . `` Livid , just extremely heartbroken , '' Jay Vinekar , a founder of the university 's SAE chapter , told CNN affiliate KTRK . `` I do n't want it in my house , and I do n't want those people to wear my letters , claiming to represent me . The problem is not just a couple of guys on that bus , the problem is that house , it 's a cancer that needs to be cut out . '' Local SAE alumni apologized on behalf of other members , saying the fraternity has had problems for years . `` The OU SAE Board of Trustees has discovered that a horrible cancer entered into the OU chapter of SAE three to four years ago , and was not immediately and totally stopped , '' the organization said in a statement Wednesday . `` It should have been . '' The fraternity said it is investigating other incidents involving other chapters that were brought to the attention of its national office . It 's unclear whether more students will be punished for the video . Boren has said the fraternity wo n't return during his tenure if he can help it . CNN 's Alina Machado , Tristan Smith and Steve Almasy contributed to this report .
University President David Boren says he decided to make the hire two months ago . The university is also looking for a new athletic director and has hired former NFL player Mike Ditka as an adviser.