Students of NC State, and the community at large:

It is with heavy hearts that we, the brothers of Pi Kappa Phi – Tau Chapter at NC State, address the events that have recently arisen. One of our new member’s notebook has been released to the public. The contents of this book are troubling, disturbing, and unacceptable but do not reflect what we believe in as a chapter.

We apologize to all for our words and comments. These quotes were not intended to offend individuals or the community, but they are unacceptable by any means. The quotes were in poor taste and show a lack of respect to our fellow students.  This was truly unacceptable behavior on the part of our chapter’s members. Our behavior has brought anger and dismay to the NC State Community, and we accept responsibility.

We cannot change what has been said. We can only apologize, move forward, and change ourselves as individuals and as a chapter. We are developing a plan to work with the administration on educating the young men of all organizations on the importance of accepting all races, genders, religions, and beliefs. We know that the change must begin with us.

We will strive to better ourselves through educational programming and will work with campus groups to promote a safe and acceptable campus for the NC State community. It is not enough to say we are sorry, and we will do our best to earn back your trust through our future actions.

We will continue to work closely with campus administration and our national organization to educate ourselves and create a plan to ensure that this behavior will no longer exist. We apologize to our families, our friends, and our NC State community. We obligate ourselves to building a more respectful and considerate future for all.

Max Copeland

President, Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity-Tau Chapter