The University of Maryland is investigating a fraternity member who allegedly sent a racist email that also talked about raping women . A member of Kappa Sigma 's chapter at the College Park school was suspended from the fraternity after the organization learned about the incident and he later resigned . The student sent the email , which insulted and used racial slurs for black , Indian and Asian women , to six people in January last year . Officials at the University of Maryland ( pictured ) are investigating a racist email allegedly sent by a member of Kappa Sigma last year . The frat member said that students of the races should not come to their parties for 'Rush week , ' when new brothers are recruited . The author also denounces getting consent for sexual activity when speaking about women in the email . University president Wallace Loh released a statement saying , 'The vulgar language in the email expresses views that are reprehensible to our campus community ' . The institution 's Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct is conducting an investigation into the student , who has met with school officials . Loh said that the university only learned about the email on Tuesday and that Kappa Sigma has asked for diversity and respect training from the university for its members . The fraternity has suspended the student , who also later resigned , following racist statements against black , Indian and Asian women . University president Wallace Loh said 'The vulgar language in the email expresses views that are reprehensible to our campus community ' The investigation comes shortly after the University of Oklahoma 's Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter was closed down after a video emerged of frat members singing racist chants on a bus . Two members from Texas , Parker Rice and Levi Pettit , were expelled from the university for leading the songs , which talked about lynching black people . Officials at University of Texas at Austin are looking into the possibility that members of the fraternity 's chapter at their school also used the chant , according to the Los Angeles Times . There is also an investigations into Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Louisiana Tech and a chapter of the fraternity at University of Washington that has been accused of calling black students 'apes ' and not allowing them into parties . School officials ' acknowledgement of the email came a day after officials at another University System of Maryland campus confirmed they had expelled two students for code-of-conduct violations . The discipline followed an investigation into sexual assault allegations at the University of Maryland , Baltimore County . The student under investigation also allegedly talked about raping women in his email about his fraternity 's parties .
Fraternity suspends student after slurs against blacks , Indians and Asians . Sigma Alpha Epsilon member spoke about raping women in January 2014 message . Investigation follows Kappa Sigma being closed by U of Oklahoma . Chapters at University of Washington and Texas also probed for chants .