ALEXANDRA SAMUELS

On March 8, an anonymous video circulated on social media showing students in Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the University of Oklahoma singing a racist chant. Some of these students are now receiving death threats.

The University of Texas at Austin’s Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity — commonly referred to as Fiji — attracted attention from UT students and others after hosting a “border patrol” themed party Feb. 7. Guests reportedly arrived wearing sombreros, ponchos and construction gear.

Despite reports that Baylor University President and Chancellor Kenneth Starr had been fired, a university spokesperson tells USA TODAY College that’s not the case.

From its stately pine trees and hot summers to its fried foods and friendly people, the South is famous for its hospitality. But for Americans in the LGBT community, the thought of living south of the Mason-Dixon Line often conjures up only one reputation: intolerance.