A black member of the University of Oklahoma fraternity plunged into scandal after film emerged of them has hit out at his so-called 'brothers ' . William Bruce James II , who is one of just two black men ever to join the university 's Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter , pledged in 2001 - but has now turned his back on the organization . The footage showed SAE members , riding a bus while wearing bow ties and dress shirts , chanting 'There will never be a n***** SAE ' to the tune of If You 're Happy And You Know It . Scroll down for videos . Renouncing : William Bruce James II was an SAE pledge in 2001 - but now says he wishes he never joined the frat in the wake of a video showing current members singing a racist chant . Cut it off ! As one frat brother gleefully sings a racist chant , another steps in and tries to cut off recording of the shameful incident . It concluded : 'You can hang him from a tree , but he 'll never sign with me , there will never be a n***** SAE ' . Outraged leaders of SAE 's national organization shut down the fraternity Sunday night , and today the University of Oklahoma ordered the members to leave campus . In the wake of the sickening footage , James published an uncompromising letter on his blog , in which he described how hearing the chant 'hit me in the core of my soul ' . James said that while he was at SAE he never felt as if racism was endemic , but says that in light of the current members ' behavior , he wishes he had never joined . James published the letter on his blog , under the title There Will Never Be Another BLACK SAE , and also spoke to local news station KFOR about his renunciation of SAE . He said : 'My former fraternity broke my heart today ... to say it was racist is not enough . It hit me in the very core of my soul when I saw the video . ' I know those bus rides well . I was a member of this chapter 14 years ago . The second BLACK MAN to be initiated in those halls . We had our own songs….different songs…but songs we sang on every bus trip to every date party for four years . ' ... So now 14 years later , my `` brothers '' now sing this song . This is what gets their spirits united for a great night out with their friends and their dates ( one of which , thank God exposed this …this ) . 'This is what binds them . But I remember what binded us . I remember the True Gentleman . ' Parents came out in to help their college children move out of the fraternity house on Monday . Coming down : University workers on Monday tore down the Greek letters for SAE on the fraternity house - after officials cut all ties to the fraternity . The True Gentleman is the Sigma Alpha Epsilon creed , which extols virtues such as self-control and humility , which members are supposed to strive to live up to . He continues : ' I thought we were different . Maybe we weren ’ t . Maybe I was just being hopeful . But I believed . I believed in SAE . I believed in the True Gentlemen . ' I believed my brothers were my brothers . I believed my son should be their brother if he so chose one day . But then I saw that video . I saw that video speaking of lynching me instead of ever letting me sign . ' Fury : Hundreds of students rallied on the campus in Norman , Oklahoma , on Monday morning to protest the horrific chant by the fraternity members . James concludes : ' I can have no association with this organization as a black man . I know these were “ kids being kids ” and maybe they aren ’ t the hateful ignorant lost little boys I think they are , but I will not stand behind anything that allowed this to happen . 'They are not just kids being kids . Those boys are sons . Sons of men who failed them , and they failed my son . You Failed ME ! Member 261-057 . 'Your boys sang in unison . They may not know where the song came from or who made it up or even what all the words really mean , but they sing it so often they know all the words whether they want to or not . ' It came as SAE members fled the University of Oklahoma campus , on the orders of the university 's president . David Boren today threatened legal action against those responsible , and said he wanted them to go straight away . He said : 'We will look at all possible punishment and what is available to us under the law . Under the civil rights law it may be possible for us to take action against certain individuals , ' he said . 'Would I be happy if they left voluntarily ? Yes . We do n't have room for racists and bigots here . ' He added : ' I do n't want them here . I 'll pay the bus fare to get them out . They 're not coming back . '
William Bruce James II pledged to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter in 2001 . But says he regrets his decision after video emerged of current members . Frat brothers were filmed singing about lynching on their way to a party . James said the fraternity he joined was not racist - and video shocked him . The SAE chapter has been shut down , and members kicked off of campus . University president is considering legal action against those responsible .