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From 
home, 
the 
LSA 

sophomore was picked up by a 
brother in Zeta Psi, who she knew 
from class. The brother picked 
her up to go to Zeta Psi, and she 
told Burgdorf she was going to 
that fraternity. According to the 
anonymous 
LSA 
sophomore, 

she was still too intoxicated to 
consent to sexual activity, and was 
taken to the brother’s room where 
he repeatedly tried to take off her 
dress. She also said the brother 
she was with was sober.

“He kept touching me and kept 

putting his hands up my dress and 
trying to take it off and I just kept 
pulling my dress down,” the LSA 
sophomore said. “There was a lot 
of unwanted touching.”

After her friend had not texted 

Burgdorf for a while, Burgdorf 
and Pal took a Lyft to Zeta Psi’s 
fraternity house. The two were 
reportedly let into the fraternity 
house and asked to be brought 
to the brother’s room where her 
friend was. There, Pal said, they 
found the intoxicated friend fully 
clothed and the brother with his 
pants off on top of her.

“We went downstairs where 

(the brother’s room) was and we 
got down there and we open the 
door and (the intoxicated friend) 
is there and she has her clothes on 
but this other guy, he does not,” 
Pal said. “He has his underwear 
on but he does not have the rest of 
his clothes on.”

Burgdorf and Pal reportedly 

took 
their 
friend 
from 
the 

brother’s room and called a Lyft 
for the three of them back to their 
apartment. Lyft email receipts 
obtained by The Daily confirmed 
Pal ordered a Lyft from Phi Sig to 
Zeta Psi, and then from Zeta Psi 
back to the friend’s apartment that 
night.

Lauck 
Walton, 
executive 

director 
of 
the 
Zeta 
Psi 

International 
Headquarters, 

wrote in an email the organization 
is investigating the claims of 
sexual misconduct, but as of right 
now, no official allegations have 
been filed, and initial reviews of 
the situation claim no brothers are 
at fault.

“We are reviewing all aspects 

of the situation, but to be clear 
there are no allegations of sexual 
misconduct,” Walton wrote. “All 
of the information gathered to 
date indicates that everyone in 
the chapter acted appropriately 
throughout the situation. The 
chapter is working closely with 
the University and hopes for a 
speedy favorable resolution.”

After being stopped at the 

door Halloween night, the LSA 
sophomore said she approached 
the fraternity brother in class and 
he confirmed the blacklist.

“I was talking to him and 

he’s like ‘So we’re all good?’ and 
… (I said) ‘Sure, we’re good,’” 
the LSA sophomore said. “I 
said something about how (the 
brothers at the door) weren’t going 
to let us into his party and he’s like 
‘yeah because Isis (Burgdorf) is 
blacklisted … You were allowed in 
but (Burgdorf) wasn’t so they had 
to talk to (the brother) to see if me 
being on the list to be able to come 
in was enough to let Isis in as well’ 
… Isis was blacklisted because 
she got me out of (the brother’s) 
room.” 

Following this conversation, 

Burgdorf posted in the University 
of 
Michigan 
Class 
of 
2020 

Facebook page about the blacklist 
and Zeta Psi.

“What’s up pals don’t go to 

zeta psi I’m ‘blacklisted’ for 
saving a drunk friend from one 
of the predatory frat brothers 
(sic),” Burgdorf wrote. “Non men 
especially please don’t go there.”

Burgdorf said the fraternity 

is too focused on improving the 
image of the organization on 
campus, and blamed her for the 
situation instead of addressing the 
claims.

“It’s 
frustrating 
for 
me 

mainly just because of why I was 
blacklisted because whenever we 
came on Halloween, (the brother 
at the door) was like ‘You were 
the one that freaked out on (the 
brother), right?’ so he was putting 
all the blame on me and not 
analyzing what the situation was,” 
Burgdorf said. “There’s not really 
another way to twist it. They 
don’t want me in there because I 
stopped their friend from raping 
my friend. That’s what happened.”

Zeta Psi’s Risk Management 

Policy outlines the procedures 
all Zeta Psi chapters must follow 
in regards to alcohol and drug 
abuse, hazing, sexual misconduct 
and general health. While a 
blacklist is not mentioned in the 
policy, the fraternity is required 
to follow state and institution laws 
when possessing and consuming 
alcoholic beverages in the house. 
The policy states being intoxicated 
“to the point of incapacitation” 
eliminates a person’s ability to 
consent to sexual activity.

Walton 
wrote 
Zeta 
Psi 

International 
Headquarters 

is glad the University chapter 
utilizes a blacklist in general to 
keep track of who is and who isn’t 
allowed into the fraternity house.

“Zeta 
Psi’s 
International 

Headquarters 
applauds 
the 

chapter for having an established 
process for deciding who may, 
and may not, have access to our 
chapter property in accordance 
with 
our 
Risk 
Management 

policy,” Walton wrote.

University spokeswoman Kim 

Broekhuizen wrote in an email 
correspondence the University 
cannot comment on this specific 
situation but said the University 
encourages students to report 
instances of sexual misconduct to 
the respective authority figures.

“Bystander 
intervention 
is 

a key component of our sexual 
assault prevention education that 
is provided to all U-M students,” 
Broekhuizen wrote. “We always 
encourage individuals to share 
information about potential and 

experienced prohibited conduct 
with the university as well as law 
enforcement.”

The LSA sophomore said while 

a blacklist system is important to 
keep actual violators of the Risk 
Management Policy off fraternity 
property, she does not believe 
Burgdorf should have been on the 
blacklist for what she did.

“I honestly think it’s awful,” 

the LSA sophomore said. “(Isis) is 
trying to help me. She did nothing. 
It’s not like she was too drunk 
or was touching. A blacklist for 
people that are perverts should 
definitely exist, but a blacklist for 
Isis? No, she was just trying to 
help me and I was just really taken 
aback when (the brother) said 
that.”

On 
Thursday, 
the 

Interfraternity Council suspended 
all fraternity social events and all 
current pledge terms in the wake 
of severe allegations including 
hazing that almost killed three 
fraternity 
pledges, 
sexual 

misconduct, drug violations and 
other events. While Burgdorf’s 
blacklist claim and the preceding 
alleged sexual misconduct event 
are not included in the IFC’s list 
of allegations, as confirmed by 
Walton, Walton wrote Zeta Psi is 
dedicated to cooperating with the 
University in hopes of providing a 
welcoming space for brothers and 
friends of the fraternity alike.

“Zeta Psi is committed to 

working with the Michigan IFC 
and University Administration 
to ensure a healthy and safe 
environment at all times for our 
members and guests,” Walton 
wrote.

The 
Risk 
Management 

Policy also includes a “Duty to 
Report” clause that states all 
Zeta Psi brothers must report 
any violations of the policies to 
the chapter president without 
obstruction from any member of 
the fraternity.

FRATERNITY
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CSG
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love hearing the side of families, 
because 
sometimes 
it 
gets 

overlooked,” DeMartini said. “I 
hope that people see more of the 
family connection, the family 
aspect of what Dance Marathon 
is, rather than just having a 
fundraising total.”

Susan 
Smiddy, 
a 
music 

therapist at C.S. Mott Children’s 
Hospital, kicked off the evening 
talking 
about 
the 
impact 

DMUM’s efforts have had on the 
music therapy program there, 
which is supported in part by the 
organization’s fundraising. She 
said the hospital engages patients 
with singing, songwriting and 
instruments, providing a sense 
of community and creating a 
space where kids can be kids.

“I just feel so honored to 

be here and to have you guys 
here to listen to their stories 
and everything they’re going 
through 
and 
how 
music 
is 

helping them,” she said.

According 
to 
Smiddy, 
the 

music therapy program’s success 
lies in its ability to give pediatric 
patients a sense of agency in 
their lives and a place for them to 
express their emotions through 
music. Some of the program’s 
patients, she said, even went on 
raise money for the hospital to 
buy more instruments for future 
patients because the therapy was 
so effective for them.

Becky 
McVey, 
a 
certified 

therapeutic 
rehabilitation 

specialist, followed with similar 
sentiments, 
noting 
DMUM’s 

contributions to adapted sports 
and 
recreation 
programs 
at 

Michigan Medicine.

Because of Dance Marathon, 

she said, there are now about 10 
adaptive or inclusive activities run 
by Michigan Medicine, including 
martial 
arts, 
tree 
climbing, 

summer camps, kayaking and yoga. 
She led the audience in a brief yoga 
routine she does with her patients 
to demonstrate some of the work 
her program does.

Monica 
Phillipp, 
a 
DMUM 

alum who currently works at 
North Star Reach camp, talked 
about Dance Marathon’s role in 
helping her organization provide 
kids unique experiences through 
adaptive 
facilities 
such 
as 
a 

wheelchair accessible pool and 
tree house, which might otherwise 
be unavailable to children with 
disabilities.

DMUM’s 
fundraising 
helps 

fund these facilities and student 
dancers often make up some of the 
camp’s volunteer staff. For next 
year, she said, North Star Reach 
hopes to build an outpost where 
campers can sleep outdoors for a 
night.

“A lot of these kids have spent 

a lot of time in the hospital, so 
they aren’t really thinking about 
sleeping under the stars without 
their parents,” she said. “But the 

camp gives them that opportunity 
for independence and creates a 
place where everyone around them 
understands what they’re going 
through.”

Finally, three families shared 

their 
personal 
stories, 
giving 

student dancers a glimpse into 
their lives and how DMUM has 
affected them.

Larry Prout Jr. was born with 

his organs outside of his body and 
has had 100 surgeries to date since 
he was born in 2001.

“Larry didn’t walk until he 

was 9 years old, and now he’s out 
dancing with you guys,” said his 
father, Larry Prout Sr.

Wendy 
Muzzareli 
talked 

about how her daughter, Paige 
Muzzareli, would not have made 
the medical progress she has 
without the therapy supported by 
DMUM’s fundraising.

When Paige was born, doctors 

told 
Muzzareli 
her 
daughter 

would never talk, walk or eat on 
her own. Despite this, Muzzareli 
emphasized her daughter has been 
able to lead a rich and fulfilling life 
due to the care she has received.

“She’s here, she’s smiling, she 

knows how to make you feel better 
when you walk into a room,” said 
Muzzareli. “Therapy has basically 
made her able to sit here today, to 
walk in here today. Without that, 
we were told she would never.”

DMUM events like VictorThon 

also allow families to create strong 
connections within their local 
communities by participating in 
these activities.

“Dance Marathon has brought 

us closer to other families, too,” 
said Muzzareli.

Deb Diehr, mother of Tommy 

Diehr, who passed away earlier 
this year, echoed this appreciation 
for the organization.

“Many, many times last year we 

relied on the dance team — their 
encouragement, the smiles they 
brought to the hospital room,” 
she said. “The gift that (Dance 
Marathon) gives to us as families is 
precious.”

LSA 
sophomore 
Amanda 

Wasserman, who is in her second 
year as a part of Dance Marathon, 
said Saturday’s Family Circles 
night helped her understand the 
importance of the work she does 
for DMUM throughout the year.

“It 
was 
an 
eye-opening 

experience. We could see where 
our 
fundraising 
is 
directly 

going towards, which is really 
rewarding,” 
she 
said. 
“The 

programs that Mott, Beaumont 
and the North Star Reach camp 
are able to provide to these kids 
are really incredible.”

Lillie Heyman, who is also an 

LSA sophomore, agreed.

“It’s really beneficial because 

you see how happy we make 
them. They come to so many 
events because they want to see 
us and we want to see them,” she 
said. “Doing more things like 
this will help get more people 
involved 
and 
make 
(Dance 

Marathon) 
an 
even 
bigger 

organization.”

DANCE
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in service that both brought 
forth questions of ethics and 
values and that could relate 
to possible situations in the 
business world. Afterwards, the 
audience had an opportunity to 
ask questions to the panel of 
student veterans.

During 
his 
panel 

introduction, 
DeRue 
spoke 

about 
the 
University’s 

dedication to helping student 
veterans adjust and succeed on 
campus.

“One of the things that we 

are incredibly proud of is our 
commitment to veterans in 
our community,” DeRue said. 
“When we set our goals for the 
year in terms of admissions 
and building a stellar class, 
one point of emphasis was our 
veteran community. The fact 
that we were able to bump 
up that percent — roughly 40 
percent — to achieve that seven 
percent mark is something we 
are extremely proud of in our 
MBA class.”

DeRue also discussed the 

contribution 
the 
veteran 

community 
makes 
to 
the 

University.

“Having the perspective of 

our veterans who have served 
in all sorts of different roles 
contribute to the conversation 
in 
class 
around 
what 

leadership means, how to lead 
in ambiguous and high risk 
environments, and so forth, 
bring that to life much better 
than I could,” DeRue said.

Later, Davis outlined the 

dilemma 
middle-ranking 

individuals face during a time 
of crisis in regards to whether 
or 
not 
they 
should 
take 

initiative. 

Davis told a story about the 

different ways that he and 
his friend Mike responded 
to an explosion on August 
28, 2013 during their time in 
Afghanistan. Davis explained 
that while he remained with 
a higher ranking officer and 
waited for orders, Mike took 
off towards the chaos, and 
lost his life while saving one 
of his comrades. He tied this 
experiences back to the policies 
at 
various 
companies, 
and 

explained that there are times 
when it is necessary to wait 
for instructions, but also times 
when one must take action.

“Are we ready to recognize 

the moment of truth, when 
action could change everything 
for the course of the better, but 
it may cost us dearly, and when 
nobody is going to blame you for 
inaction because you weren’t in 
charge?” Davis posited. “As I 
go forward in my professional 
career I’m always going to have 
Mike’s example in the back of 
my mind, helping me figure out 
the right thing to do.”

Matousek 
presented 
on 

ethical 
leadership 
and 
the 

importance of remaining moral 
even in situations where acting 
immorally seems easier. 

During his time in Baghdad, 

Matousek and his team faced 
attacks 
from 
a 
seemingly 

faceless enemy. This enemy was 
pervasive and not only sought 
to harm the U.S army, but also 
innocent Iraqi civilians and 
law enforcement. One night, 
Matousek said he and his men 
caught a man they believed 

to be a potential insurgent, 
and while some wanted to 
administer justice themselves, 
Matousek made sure the man 
was brought to the Iraqi law 
enforcement. He explained one 
immoral decision causes others 
to lose respect and that one 
way people can avoid unethical 
decisions is by talking through 
various dilemmas as a group.

“As you develop your own 

teams and you work to become 
a better leader, present your 
team and yourself with ethical 
dilemmas. Talk through what 
the right thing is to do, talk 
through what was actually 
done ... I promise you if you 
prepare yourselves and you 
prepare your team, when you’re 
faced with a dilemma you will 
do what is right.”

David 
Bald, 
Business 

graduate student and the head 
coordinator for VETx, brought 
up the value in having a setting 
for veterans and students to 
come together and listen to the 
experiences of their peers.

“I think this event is really 

special because it gives our 
veterans in the MBA program 
the opportunity to share stories 
that their classmates would not 
normally come across,” Bald 
said. “This event provides an 
open space where they can 
interact with those stories on a 
human to human level.”

Business graduate student 

Sarah Schmidt, a classmate 
of many of the speakers at the 
VETx event, explained she 
attended both to learn from 
the speeches and to show 
her support for her fellow 
classmates.

“I have a lot of classmates 

who are veterans, and I went to 

this event last year, and I really 
enjoyed hearing their stories,” 
Schmidt said. “I think often it’s 
pretty unknown what people 
learn in the military and what 
value they can bring as peers 
and as future colleges. This 
chance to listen to their stories, 
give that attention and bring a 
greater understanding is really 
important.”

Both 
Hope 
and 
Bald 

emphasized how they wanted 
to continue creating spaces for 
veterans to communicate with 
their peers in a less formal 
setting.

Moving forward, the AFA 

at Ross will be hosting smaller 
group conversations in more 
casual areas to allow for 
exactly that. 

“A lot of the stories we 

have don’t fit neatly into a 
presentation, and it seemed 
necessary that we continue this 
conversation, instead of just 
once a year. There are so many 
stories and experiences that 
our veterans want to talk about, 
and maybe they’re still trying 
to make sense of these stories 
themselves,” Bald said. “We’re 
hoping we can engage further 
with others in Ross and in the 
larger Michigan community.”

Bald also explained that the 

overall goal through all these 
events is to ensure that student 
veterans feel comfortable on 
campus, and are able to truly 
feel a part of the Michigan 
community.

“We want to break down 

the barrier of student veteran 
and that sense of other that 
may be present, so that people 
see these stories as accessible 
and by proxy the veterans 
themselves as more accessible.”

VETERANS
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create 
an 
event 
that 

would be both unifying and 
entertaining.

CSG 
also 
invited 
many 

multicultural 
student 

organizations to share their 
food and cultures in a buffet 
tent. 
Organizations 
served 

the food of their culture so 
that students could be expose 
their nation and its culture; 
for example, the German Club 
served sauerkraut, spaetzle 
and red cabbage, the Indian 
American Student Association 
served 
samosas 
and 
tikka 

masala and the Malaysian 
Student 
Association 
served 

mixed vegetable and bean 
curd.

LSA sophomore Jeanie Tan 

discussed how important this 
event was for the Malaysian 
Student Association to both 
share 
their 
culture 
and 

promote 
their 
Malaysian 

Cultural Night next semester.

“(Food) 
also 
shows 
the 

unity in Malaysian culture 
amongst the Malays, Indians 
and Chinese,” Tan said. “We 
hope that everyone here who 
gets to try our food, gets to 
meet with us and comes to our 
events.”

(Food) also 
shows the 
unity in 

Malaysian 

culture 
amongst 

the Malays, 
Indians and 

Chinese

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