A University of Oklahoma student has claimed today that the sick racist chant that brought national disgust on the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity is a longstanding tradition among brothers at the organization . A student spoke out to the Today show to say that she had heard the 'there will never be a n***** in SAE ' chant from members of the fraternity at least two years ago and that the brothers all thought it was a gas . ' I would definitely say this is not an isolated incident , ' the student , who did not want to be named , told Today . Scroll down for video . 'There will never be a n***** SAE ' : The vile chant was made by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chapter at the University of Oklahoma . 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 was really offensive to sit there and listen to that especially because they would just chant it and then laugh after and they thought it was funny . ' Meanwhile , the national SAE headquarters announced that it was investigating reports of other incidents at other chapters across the country . The fraternity traces its founding back to 1856 at the University of Alabama - before the Civil War an the end of slavery . It has 218 active chapters , more than 15,000 student members and 325,000 alumni . The fraternity has chapters at the most prestigious universities in the country , including Harvard , Yale , Stanford , MIT and Duke , as well as some of the largest universities - including Texas A & M , Ohio State and Penn State . The SAE fraternity was disbanded by the national headquarters and banned from campus by University of Oklahoma officials . 'Several other incidents with chapters or members have been brought to the attention of the headquarters staff and leaders , and each of those instances will be investigated for further action , ' the fraternity said . However , the fraternity - which is now headquartered at Northwestern University in Evanston , Illinois - denied claims that the racist song sung by University of Oklahoma brothers was a widespread tradition . 'Some reports have alleged that the racist chant in the video is part of a Sigma Alpha Epsilon tradition , which is completely false . The fraternity has a number of songs that have be , ' the statement said . The chant , which surfaced Sunday in a nine-second video , appears to be a well-known song to the fraternity brothers . As some members began singing it , others can be seen standing up to join in . SAE officials quickly disbanded the Oklahoma chapter of the fraternity and launched their own investigation following outrage over the clip .
A student , who refused to be identified , claims that 'this was not an isolated incident ' Said she heard Sigma Alpha Epsilon brothers singing the chant two years ago and laughing about it . National SAE headquarters say they have gotten reports of other incidents at other chapters around the country . Denied claims that 'there will never be a n***** in SAE ' is a traditional song across the fraternity .