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Lehigh fraternity disaffiliates two members after explicit recruiting text

Sigma Phi Delta’s Lehigh chapter disaffiliated two members after they sent a graphic, sexually explicit recruitment text; chapter leaders say the message was denied approval three times.

Published Oct 5, 2026, 2:21 PM EDT | Lehigh University

Lehigh University’s Sigma Phi Delta fraternity has launched an investigation after two members sent a graphic, sexually explicit recruitment text and were officially disaffiliated. The chapter’s executive board and the fraternity said the message had been denied approval on three separate occasions; chapter president Alex Scarlata ’28 spoke with The Brown and White.