the racist frat video at the university of oklahoma. widening tonight possibly to other schools, the president of the university of texas at austin says he s investigating rumors that the sae chapter there sang a similar chant. and the frat s national leader says they are looking into reports of incidents at the other chapter. the apologies coming from the ringleaders, not expelled from school, are raising only more questions about how many people were involved. 19-year-old parker rice saying, i am deeply sorry but then adding, yes the song was taught to us. the song was taught? by whom? today, the fraternity s national office responded saying they believe the chant was a recent creation originating at the university of oklahoma chapter.
now is we re going to return to the more traditional partisan lines where democrats like barbara boxer will be defending her and republicans will be attacking her. it comes a story of republicans. that s the place where democrats would much rather be. thank you. thanks. we re hearing for the first time from one of the university of oklahoma students involved in the racist chants that cause a frat to be shuttered and kicked off the campus. parker rice wrote i m deeply sorry for what i did saturday night. it was wrong and reckless. it was likely fueled by alcohol consumed at the house before the bus trip but that s not an excuse. the university expelled rice and a second student yet. they closed the sae house. this is hundreds of students demonstrating at the university last night. charles hadlock joins me.
he s really not. he compromised his morality for the liking of his friends. reporter: the fraternity has been kicked off campus. frat brothers must be out of this house. embarrassed? extremely. reporter: but students we ve spoke to say they heard that chant on campus before. and william bruce james, one of only two black members in the history of this sae chapter, says the punishment fits. i don t consider them my brothers. i don t think they were deserving of the letters. reporter: others are jumping to the frat s defense, including their african-american cook, who just lost the job he had for 14 years. i think this is outrageous. reporter: and this house mother, appearing on the local news monday night, saying she s never heard that kind of racist talk around the house. hours later, this video emerges of her posted two years earlier. [ bleep ]. reporter: repeatedly using the n word, while singing along to a rap song using the same slur. she issued a statement sa
experience. there are ways that it could be better. the university can do better. i ve experienced some micro aggressions whether it s can you teach me how to twerk or can i touch your hair that hasn t been as pleasant. i think my overall experience has been a great one. who would ask you to teach them how to twerk? is this someone you know? is this like a random student who would ask you that? these are other students across campus. not necessarily in a classroom setting would i be asked teach me or can i touch your hair. different student organizations or around campus or a party or anything of that matter. okay. they re not realizing it comes off certainly as it is coming off to you and someone on the outside looking at it. we heard from one of the students here parker rice he s issued this apology. he mentioned the song was taugts to us. that was sort of shocking to some people. this is the frat admitting that
the only one i know is someone who treated us regardless of the color of our skin our economic background she treated all with dignity, respect and love. reporter: joshua joined this chapter more than 15 years ago and said the fraternity then was diverse and the racist chant is not part of the frat s tradition. when i was here i had no knowledge of the existence of that chant. reporter: you never heard it? i never heard it i never read it. i just want to set the record straight that this is not something that s been ongoing in this chapter for many years. reporter: alina muchado, cnn, norman oklahoma. and in his apology parker rice said his family had to leave hair home because of the threats they ve been getting on social media. it did seem like a genuine apology. we ll wait and see. more fallout in another u.s. city over accusations of racism