Letter to the editor
Actions of Rowe do not reflect feelings of others in fraternity

The gentlemen of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Lambda Epsilon Chapter of Fort Worth, sincerely extend their sympathy for the inexcusable destruction of property belonging to both of the gentlemen of Delta Tau Delta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternities.

If the charges of arson brought against former TCU student Vern Rowe are proven true, we will also offer our deepest apologies over the regrettable incidents. Even though Rowe was a member of Sigma Nu when the alleged crimes occurred, we fervently wish it to be known that members of Sigma Nu do not condone such ignominious deeds.

We had no prior knowledge of such intentions. Rowe would have been acting independently, and any accomplices would definitely not have been members of our fraternity, but friends of his own.

Rowe had been under investigation within our fraternity for many counts of questionable behavior as early as May 2000, and rumors of arson only intensified those investigations until he was formally expelled for private reasons from Sigma Nu Fraternity early last fall.

Let it also be known that the brothers of Sigma Nu in no way hindered Fort Worth officials in their investigations as it would have directly contradicted our own efforts to find evidence to remove him. We, unfortunately, knew only as much as the police did in the matter. Rowe has betrayed the gentlemen of Sigma Nu, and he is not our brother.

If Rowe is proven guilty, we only hope that Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the rest of the TCU community might forgive us the damage caused while he was still a member of Sigma Nu. Being a Sigma Nu at TCU is not always easy, as we are often misunderstood and seldom recognized, but we are honorable men who do not stand for such blatant disregard for law and basic decency.

Aaron Brown, senior computer science major.
Commander of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Lambda Epsilon Chapter, September to December 2000

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