The UW-Milwaukee chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity came under fire Friday after police searched the house for evidence of members using date-rape drugs on female partygoers, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Milwaukee police were dispatched to Sandburg Residence Hall on the UW-Milwaukee campus three times between midnight and 1:33 a.m. Saturday morning to assist severely intoxicated women, all of whom had a red “X” on their hands.
After further investigation, police discovered all had attended a party at the fraternity’s house, and the women with the red “X’s” were given special drinks, which are suspected of containing date-rape drugs.
One of the women told police some of the fraternity members got angry when she tried to pour herself a drink, a sign she said pointed to the use of date-rape drugs. Additionally, some of the women remembered their drinks looking a bit cloudy.
UW-Milwaukee suspended the fraternity’s charter following the allegations, and Milwaukee police are continuing to investigate the claims.
