Oklahoma University alumni are rallying around an African American chef who has been forced out of his job at the school 's disgraced fraternity after footage emerged of members performing a racist chant . Howard has worked at Sigma Alpha Epsilon for more than 15 years , cooking raved-about chili dogs and cheering students with his 'infectious smile ' , former members say . But on Monday , his role was terminated after the university closed SAE with immediate effect . It was a reaction to a video of fraternity brothers chanting 'There will never be a n***** in SAE ' to the tune of If You 're Happy And You Know It . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Support : Howard has worked as a chef at Oklahoma University 's Sigma Alpha Epsilon for more than 15 years but is now unemployed because the house was shut down after members were filmed singing a racist chant . Calling for support for Howard and his family as he looks for a new job , one former SAE member created an Indiegogo fundraiser page , and wrote : 'He is going to lose his job because of a bus full of racist kids ... Because of these kids ' actions , many will be affected . None more so than Howard . ' Howard , he writes , 'was always there to chat with you ' but now 'he is going to learn who has been working for . And through some cruel twist of fate , he has to lose the job that he has held for over a decade . ' Within roughly 12 hours , the fund had amassed $ 5,000 . And it is not the only one . 'Infectious smile ' : Howard befriended all students he came into contact with , alumni say as they raise money . 'There will never be a n***** SAE ' : The vile chant was performed by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chapter at the University of Oklahoma on Saturday . The society has since been shut down . Simultaneously another former SAE brother set up a GoFundMe page slamming 'the disgusting chant ' and lauding Howard as 'hard-working and loyal ' . That page has at least $ 3,000 . A Twitter user who shared a link to the fundraising page wrote : ' I went to an OU SAE tailgate one time , ( had a great time ) an i met that man howard , he grills a mean burger . ' All members of the fraternity have until midnight on Monday to leave the premises , University of Oklahoma President David Boren announced at a press conference amid a chorus of furious reaction to the footage . Hitting back : The fraternity 's now-defunct building has been spraying with graffiti reading 'TEAR IT DOWN ' Frat house : The SAE base at the University of Oklahoma is pictured above . The national organization has some undergraduate 15,000 members .
Howard made raved - about chili dogs and befriended all the students . He worked at Oklahoma University 's Sigma Alpha Epsilon for 15 years . After staff members ' racist chant , door is shut and Howard has no job . Fraternity 's friends have a fundraiser to financially support Howard as he searches for new employment . They slam the house as ' disgusting ' All members of the house have until forced to leave .