A sorority member has been facing backlash after criticizing Black Lives Matter in her social media post.
Katherine Lauer is a University of Kansas sophomore who has been placed on probation by Kappa Alpha Theta sorority after her “unbecoming” actions sparked fury.
The decision follows after Lauer shared a tweet of Candace Owens, a conservative commentator who suggested that Black Lives Matter “is the most flagrantly racist organization in America” and that the organization is used by white men “to raise millions of dollars” by “using the faces of dead black people.”
After sharing the tweet and getting suspended for it, Lauer spoke out to Fox News and insisted that the sorority is trying to “suppress” and “silence” her.
“I feel like they’re really trying to suppress me and silence me. A lot of the conservative friends that I have do not feel comfortable speaking their opinion. It’s almost like … the environment that everyone feels suppressed,” the sophomore said.
According to the correspondence provided by the student, Lauer was told to speak to the sorority’s COO and get a “broader education of America today.”
While Kappa Alpha Theta allegedly pointed out that they weren’t claiming Lauren broke any rules, they insisted she “have had conduct unbecoming of a member of Theta as the values you have been making public through social media and text communications went against Theta’s values and disrespected women of our chapter.”
During an October 18 meeting, Lauer insisted that all she wanted to do “was to shed a little bit of light on the transparency of the organization.”
“Because I’ve been reading a lot of stories about people who teach in Black communities, who live in Black communities, and they are very outraged that the Black Lives Matter money isn’t going to those communities and all their funds are being controlled by Act Blue and it’s really hard to track where those funds are going,” she said.
According to the reports, Lauer’s probation status will be reviewed on October 26. If the advisory board feels she is “ready to become a member or new member in good standing,” the probation status will be lifted.
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