Knoth did not return phone calls or e-mails from The Maroon. Pastorek said Beggars have refrained from participating in Greek Week events to protest Knoth's decision and also to eliminate the risk of members of both fraternities getting into a fight. Pastorek said he thinks Sig Ep should not be included in Greek Week. Sig Eps participated in Greek Week as the Stink Bombs, but did not accumulate points. The IJB met April 19 to hear arguments for three charges brought against Beggars by Sig Ep for harassment that occurred on Feb. 22, the same night a Beggars member was beaten in the unofficial Beggars house, according to Robert Thomas, Beggars adviser and director of the Center for Environmental Communications.
Beggars plead culpable with mitigating circumstances to a charge of physical aggression.
The IJB found the fraternity culpable of behavior inappropriate of a Loyola organization and not culpable of another charge of physical aggression. The IJB decided the Beggars should be on disciplinary probation until the end of the fall semester. According to Cameron, this means if the fraternity is brought up on any more charges it will face severe penalties. Cameron said Oct. 1 was decided upon as a compromise. Pastorek said he expected to send a letter of appeal to Jim Eiseman, vice president for Student Affairs, on Wednesday asking for the wearing of letters to be OK'd, for community service to be increased to 15 hours for both fraternities and for 100 percent participation from both organizations.