Frat and queer co-op make up
University of California Berkeley's Delta Upsilon fraternity and the Oscar Wilde House, a queer-themed co-op, are repairing their relationship. Wilde residents recently opened their door to find a young man drenched in salad dressing, salsa and beer, tied to a chair on their front porch. The new DU president introduced himself, explaining the initiation rite. Wilde Co-op residents circulated a petition regarding the latest in a series of homophobic acts.
"There is no other conceivable reason to bring him to an LGBT-themed house except to … humiliate him," said Ronald Cruz. DU claims it was simply the closest front porch. The frat's out to prove they're not homophobes. Last year four drunk uninvited frat members entered Oscar Wilde House at 3 a.m. saying, "God hates faggots and we hate faggots." A week later DU residents saran-wrapped a man to a chair and delivered him to the Wilde House front porch. DU's across the street yelled that Wilde residents should "fuck him up the ass."
Daily Californian
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