On June 4, the national headquarters of Kappa Delta Rho expelled from the fraternity 38 of the Penn State members involved in the Facebook scandal — and on June 9, a new chapter of the drama . Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.09 Average Chapter Size: 32. A reporter walks up to the front door of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house Tuesday at Penn State University in State College, Pa. KDR noted it is going to use the sexual violence prevention program Campus Clarity to "provide training for our membership that will facilitate a broad educational program that is not solely a prevention effort." Found inside â Page 294SCHOLARSHIP AVERAGES AT PENN STATE SECOND SEMESTER , 1919-20 I. Phi Gamma Delta . 78.08 2. ... Rho 71.83 21. Sigma Chi . 71.74 Phi Kappa Psi 71.67 23. Phi Sigma Kappa . . ÙاÙÙ ÙÙد Ø¹Û - b EARLY HISTORY OF THETA CHAPTER. 69.93 22 . Penn State Kappa Delta Rho fraternity press conference ... Fraternity Crackdown: Universities Are Clamping Down Hard, But Do Bans Work. Member of Penn State's Kappa Delta Rho Defends Fraternity ... Sims disagreed and overturned the IFC's ruling. Found inside â Page 276Tau Omega at North Dakota State , Delta Kappa Epsilon at U.C.L.A. , Delta Sigma Just a few of the fraternities boasting Phi at ... Sigma Chi ginia , Kappa Sigma at Dickinson , and at Rochester , Sigma Nu at Missouri Kappa Delta Rho at ... Found inside â Page 147Penn State and , specifically , to address issues affecting the welfare of lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ... One year later , Kappa Delta Rho and Delta Delta Delta joined forces to contribute an additional $ 1,633 to the ... In history, we see the same problems over again.”. An image of Old Main on the Penn State University campus Friday, Nov 28, 2014 in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Newser) - Penn State's Kappa Delta Rho fraternity has joined the . “That’s sort of the ultimate authority,” Sims said. Penn State's Office of Student Council and the IFC are attempting to help police identify possible victims and sanction the fraternity. “There’s not a crime in that. The women in the nude photos have said they don't plan to press charges against the fraternity members. The national executive director of Kappa Delta Rho, Joseph Rosenberg, announced the expulsions Monday . 2019-2020. The State College Police Department seeks to obtain more photos and posts on â2.0â that âmay be related to criminal activity,â the search warrant said. However, he does not think these behaviors were isolated to one fraternity house. “I think [the greek life community is] trying. He could not put an exact estimate on how often he sees sorority members discouraging fellow members from reporting sexual assaults by fraternity members but said it happens “more often than I care to see.”. Low 31F. At The Pennsylvania State University. Following suspension of the chapter by the Interfraternity Council, the national KDR fraternity has announced the local chapter will be suspended for one year . “But at the same time, I think you need to take them for what they are and say, ‘Maybe we need to take this as a wake-up call,’ as we did one year ago.”. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Module 7: Brave and Bold Dialogues . “We encourage you to make decisions based off of how you want to handle a situation.”. “I’m sure it hasn’t stopped [at fraternities]. The media isn’t looking at it anymore, but it’s always there.”. Pictures on the page also showed sales of marijuana, ADD medication and cocaine, according to the warrant. According to a search warrant obtained by WJAC, which broke the story, several members of the fraternity are accused of taking pictures of women, mostly nude, while sleeping or passed out, and sharing those photos online. Penn State has shut down the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity chapter for three years, after an inquiry over a Facebook group page that collected pictures of nude women uncovered other transgressions. Penn State's Kappa Delta Rho fraternity has lost its recognition on the University Park campus for a three-year period. James Vivenzio stepped forward in 2015, telling police about a secret Facebook page documenting questionable . Copy Link URL Copied! Wiscoy has what you need for pets, people, and backyard enthusiasts! I think that became acutely apparent through the KDR situation.”. Penn State’s chapter of Kappa Delta Rho was suspended last week and is currently under investigation for allegedly operating two separate Face…. Pledges were forced to create stories containing pornographic images and a “sex position of the day,” participate in boxing matches and hold up their entire body weight on their elbows with bottle caps underneath. This is the Penn State University Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house in State College, Pa., on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Of those, there are about 4000 members Found inside â Page 80Student , Labor - Management Relations . 29 - A . Thomas St. , Harrisburg , Pa . b . 1930 ; B.A. , 1954 , Penn State . Assns . Penn State Local IRRA ( Pres . 53-54 ) ; Kappa Delta Rho . Int . mgt . tr .; pers . admin .; un . org . None of the people who came forward and identified themselves in the photographs said they were sexually assaulted. Examining greek life at Penn State after the Kappa Delta Rho case, By Morganne Mallon and Erin McCarthy | The Daily Collegian, Fraternities, alcohol and sexual assault on college campuses, A system under review: Public reaction to the Kappa Delta Rho investigation. The national headwquon Tuesday suspended the Penn State Kappa Delta Rho chapter for a year and said it would be reorganized. 1986 Behrend College of Penn State. Griffin’s journey to studying public interest law and eventually bankruptcy and business law at the University of Miami took a circuitous route after graduating w…. Meanwhile, the national office of Kappa Delta Rho on Monday expelled 38 members at Penn State, saying they violated the fraternity's values. Penn State last month revoked its recognition of the fraternity for three years. “The problem [with the Kappa Delta Rho situation] is that it was something that was happening within the private world of a group of people who were aware of what was happening and they somehow allowed it to happen,” Sims said. Vivenzio was gearing up to sue the university, the national fraternity of Kappa Delta Rho, Penn State’s chapter of Kappa Delta Rho, the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council. The national office said it does not comment on pending or active litigation. âWe embrace the principle of respect for all persons and we will adhere to that principle in this matter,â Rosenberg said. Sims said he believes hazing and sexual misconduct are issues continuing to occur in greek life. . Found inside â Page 136... Iowa State , Tau Kappa Epsilon Lesser , George S. , Assistant Dean of Men , University of Colorado , Delta Tau ... Delta Rho Nicklason , Fred , Faculty Advisor , Colorado College Nygreen , Dr. Glen T. , Dean of Men , Kent State U. Found inside â Page 29018-25 Delta Rho Harrisonburg . Va . 22801 Maryland Mrs. James O. Thomas 4519 Highland Sept. Alpha Rho Bethesda , Md . 20014 Feb. Miami ( Ohio ) Mrs. Mike De Wine 154 Martha Ave. Fall Gamma Nu Centerville , Ohio 45459 Michigan State Mrs. Quaranta said that putting a stop to hazing is being worked into the accreditation process as well, Quaranta said, so if a fraternity is caught with a hazing violation, they will be docked points, called into the standards board and sometimes even the Office of Student Conduct. Last updated on May 29, 2015, at 7:46 a.m. Sunny. The women, and one man, who did identify themselves in some of the photographs did not want to press charges. Kappa Delta Rho (ΚΔΡ), commonly known as KDR, is an American college social fraternity, with 84 chapters (35 of which are active) spread out over the United States, primarily in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Found insideDuring the summer of 2015, Penn State University banned Kappa Delta Rho from campus and the national fraternity expelled thirtyeight members from the Penn State chapter because they posted nude and seminude photos of women at their ... The real solution has to be owned by students, and I hope it will be.”. The Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house at Penn State University in State College, Pa., in 2009. Found insideAlpha Phi Alpha Alpha Phi Delta Alpha Rho Chi Alpha Sigma Phi Alpha Tau Omega Alpha Zeta Beta Sigma Beta Beta Theta Pi Chi Phi Delta Chi Delta Kappa Epsilon Delta Sigma Iota Delta Sigma Phi Delta Tau Delta Delta Theta Sigma Delta ... For Kappa Delta Rho, the council originally recommended the fraternity remain at Penn State and complete a comprehensive member review and a remediation process to reform the culture of remaining members. He claims in the suit he was burned with cigarettes, physically beaten by larger members and forced to drink liquor mixed with urine and hot sauce. Barron initially appointed 25 members, but the task force has since grown. Kappa Delta Rho (Penn State Behrend), Erie, PA. 179 likes. “When these things happen, we have to recognize it is outliers, and as we’ve done, just kind of remove them from our population,” Quaranta said. For an officer inside of a State College police car, 2 a.m. Saturday is predictable. "The evidence offered by the Facebook postings is appalling, offensive and inconsistent with the University community's values and expectations,â Damon Sims, Penn State's vice president of student affairs, said in a statement. Kappa Delta Rho was founded on May 17, 1905 at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. Since then we have grown to 25000+ initiated members. Found inside â Page 250A slip was Pennsylvania State College may be of inserted within each book explaining the interest . purpose of the ... SIGMA NU FRATERNITY LIBRARY , PENN STATE COLLEGE KAPPA DELTA RHO FRATERNITY LIBRARY , PENN STATE COLLEGE CHILDREN'S. Their new adviser, Tim Donovan, has also involved the IFC closely with Men Against Violence Against Women, for which Donovan is also the coordinator. Today though, he said, those incidents are more reported. Members of the fraternity also posted pictures of drug sales and hazing on the two private Facebook . It also joined a consortium of national organizations that maintains a hazing hot line in March. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University pulls the rug from the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity State College chapter. The university probe uncovered hazing, sexist behavior, drug use and harassment of members and non-members alike -- all of which James Vivenzio said he told the school about a year earlier. As a result, the most Penn State can do in these situations is choose whether or not to recognize a fraternity or sorority. “I know how some of them treat women.”. In most cases, the IFC determines the disciplinary action for fraternities. A State College Police Department search warrant filed on Jan. 30 said a former member of Penn Stateâs Kappa Delta Rho chapter first notified authorities that the fraternity was operating the private page with the illicit images. The suspension is based on an investigation after reports in March that . A former member of the chapter notified officials that fraternity members were running the illicit site. As a result of this experience, Vivenzio said, he had to take time off of school for counseling and now suffers from anxiety. Kappa Delta Rho - ΚΔΡ Fraternity Ratings at PSU Kappa Delta Rho - ΚΔΡ Fraternity at Pennsylvania State University, University Park - PSU 50 3.19 Total Ratings: 50 Members of the now-disbanded Kappa Delta Rho fraternity were found to have operated a private Facebook page containing photos of naked, unconscious women that had been taken by members, as well as evidence of hazing and drug distribution. When discussing these issues, Robb made a point not to group all fraternity members together — 99 percent of the fraternity members he has met have been decent people, he said. A female spotted a topless picture of herself on a page called âCovert Business Operationsâ last year while visiting the Kappa Delta Rho house, and threatened members, who shut down the page, according to the warrant. We’re just not looking at it anymore. Found inside â Page 400FETCH , NICOLE MARIE : West Pittston , PA ; Penn State University Wilkes - Barre ; b : Apr 5 , 1981 ; p : Dan ... Psych , Eng , 2002 ; act : Kappa Delta Rho , VP , Philanthropy Chr ; BSA , Eagle Scouts ; empl : Univ Rsrch Asst ; Lowes ... The Daily Collegian Gear (t-shirts, hoodies and more). On May 26, 2015, Penn State withdrew recognition of Kappa Delta Rho for three years. He alleges he reported Kappa Delta Rho’s hazing and the psychological damages it caused him to Penn State, and was even visited by a university official in his Virginia home, only to be later ignored. The remaining brothers at Penn State now become alumni members, the national headquarters said. The former house of Kappa Delta Rho fraternity located on 420 East Prospect Ave. “In the KDR case, I saw the communications,” Robb said. Penn State seeks frat members who posted photos of nude women online March 18, 2015 / 9:51 AM / CBS/AP The Kappa Delta Rho chapter was suspended for allegedly taking and sharing graphic photos . According to WJAC, police in State College, Pa. were given a tip about two Facebook pages where members of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity allegedly posted images of drug transactions, hazing, and . A university inquiry found "a persistent series of deeply troubling activities" there. Senior Editor/Reporter, The Huffington Post. Kappa Delta Rho was suspended after Penn State's Office of Student Conduct and Interfraternity Council learned about the Facebook page, and their national office is currently reviewing the chapter's membership. University of Pennsylvania fraternity Kappa Delta Rho joins long list of disgraced boys clubs. The Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house at Penn State University in State College, Pa. on March 17, 2015. “For a while there, this was the big hot topic. Member says it wasn't malicious. Penn State's Kappa Delta Rho fraternity allegedly posted photographs of nude, unconscious women to Facebook. John Gardner, a State College Police Department captain, said during a news conference Tuesday that a criminal investigation was ongoing, but no arrests have been made. “I’m not going to get into specifics, but I saw how they treated people who went against them. Kappa Delta Rho is a lifetime brotherhood dedicated to the continuing character development of its members through our values: Fellowship,. Found inside â Page 212... were posted on a Penn State fraternity's Facebook page. Apples and Icebergs agree on one thing: the taking and posting of such photos is despicable. Where they differ is in their sense of whether the Kappa Delta Rho members' actions ... Found inside â Page 136... Iowa State , Tau Kappa Epsilon Lesser , George S. , Assistant Dean of Men , University of Colorado , Delta Tau ... Delta Rho Nicklason , Fred , Faculty Advisor , Colorado College Nygreen , Dr. Glen T. , Dean of Men , Kent State U. Quaranta said he believes issues with fraternities such as Kappa Delta Rho are not indicative of greek life as a whole. Sims said there was no difficulty in transitioning new members onto the task force. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Emily Chappell, opinions editor for The Daily Collegian. The pictures were accessible to both current members and alumni, NBC affiliate WJAC reported Monday. "Neither he nor his family were willing to file a complaint, provide documentation, speak with State College Police or participate in pursuing the formal disciplinary process available to them, despite repeated encouragement from University staff," the university said in a statement. You have permission to edit this article. That’s just the way it is,” Robb said. But like anything, with time, it diminishes. Freiwald likens the "cover-up" by Penn State to the university's handling of the Jerry Sandusky case. The investigation launched in March after police started looking into two private Facebook pages maintained by members of the Penn State KDR house that discussed use and sale of illegal drugs and distributed nude photos of unconscious women. After that time Barron will spend the summer receiving feedback and making adjustments as needed. Several programs exist at the university level; however, she said they are highly recommended, not mandated. Found inside â Page 348Ag . , Penn , State , Minne . sota , Nebraska . ... ( A £ ) - Kentucky , Minnesota , Stanford , Penn . State . Alpha Tau Omega ( A T ) -Indiana , Iowa , Oregon Ag . ( revived ) ... Kappa Delta Rho ( K A P ) -Colgate , Albany State College . "The national leadership of Kappa Delta Rho is committed to hold our . Our chapter is part of a national sisterhood . “I just hope that, and I think we will, be able to come to a middle ground that helps the school as a whole.”. He adds . UPDATE, March 20: Someone has vandalized the wall outside the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house at Penn State, according to a police report. Penn State last month shut down its Kappa Delta Rho chapter for three years over the private Facebook entries, as well as accusations of hazing and other misconduct. There is a deep problem with the misuse of alcohol and the resulting sexual misconduct that occurs…that happens despite the best efforts of lots of people. Advertisement Kappa Delta Rho members allegedly operated a private Facebook page titled "2.0" for nearly a year, police said. Regardless of what the task force ultimately decides, Sims said in order for the recommendations to succeed, student support is needed — and students also have to be willing to take ownership of themselves related to issues of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct. Vivenzio filed a complaint against Penn State, its chapter of Kappa Delta Rho, the national fraternity, and the school's Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association. Penn State is investigating the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity for a private Facebook page with pictures of nude women. The words "tear it down" were sprayed across the bricks . “That’s the problem with KDR. Penn State Frat's Secret Facebook Page Showcased Hazing, Drug Use, Nude Unconscious Women This is the second of Kappa Delta Rho's secret sites; the first was shut down in January By Alex Heigl . Kappa Rho Delta the fraternity that ran a secret Facebook page containing pictures of nude and apparently unconscious women has been suspended by Penn State. Questions are being raised about the moral turpitude flourishing inside the walls of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity at Penn State University, which was discovered to have a members-only Facebook . Found inside â Page 26Delta Upsilon at Bucknell . Kappa Delta Rho at Florida ( reactivated ) . Kappa Sigma at Connecticut , Union and Vanderbilt ( reactivated ) . Lambda Chi Alpha at Florida State , Ohio ( reactivated ) and San Jose . Phi Delta Theta at ... For Kappa Delta Rho, the council originally recommended the fraternity remain at Penn State and complete a comprehensive member review and a remediation process to reform the culture of remaining members. What has changed, he said, is technology, which allows these incidents to be recorded online. When you join a sorority we want you to be well-rounded, to be able to have knowledge of a lot of things,” Strasser said, “so sexual assault and things of that nature are going to be part of our programming.”. “Just the nature of sororities, our organizations are in the business of personal development. Part of HuffPost News. “I don’t think it was just them,” Robb said. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Kappa Delta Rho says it had "no duty of care" for a Penn State fraternity member. Follow them on Twitter at @MorganneMallon and @ErinMcPSU. Welcome to the Beta Theta Chapter of Kappa Delta at The Pennsylvania State University. “I know those rumors probably fly around, but I would say that’s definitely not the case.”. We hope our website can give you a glimpse of what our sisterhood is all about. On March 17, 2015, a local crime story suddenly transformed into a national headline, calling it another example of fraternities behaving badly. The State College police found the Penn State page . The former fraternity member, who alerted police to the page â which has 144 active members â provided authorities with âa small fractionâ of its contents, according to the warrant. Penn State's flagship campus in State College has about 40,000 undergraduate students. "Mr. Vivenzio also did not inform Penn State staff members of a private Facebook group. In his experience, Robb said he has gotten the impression that some sororities worry that they won’t be invited back to a fraternity’s parties if a member of their sorority has reported a sexual assault perpetrated by a member of that fraternity. Its vice president for programming is sitting on UPUA’s Sexual Violence Prevention Roundtable. He could only think of one case he handled in which an arrest was made. To the credit of current sororities and fraternities, Robb does not believe the issues of sexual assault, harassment and hazing brought up in the Kappa Delta Rho case have necessarily worsened over time. Found inside â Page 42This year the Alpha Chi's worked with Kappa Delta Rho fraternity . The theme was past Penn State bowl games . Three Alpha Chi's are involved in Homecoming as overall chairmen . They are : Phyllis Lutner ( Beta Mu's president ) , Overall ... Found inside â Page 132FRATERNITIES TO JOIN AT PSU Infraternity Council - 215 Hetzel Union Building , 865-3455 SORORITIES TO JOIN AT PSU Alpha ... Rho - 237-3181 Alpha Kappa Lambda - 238-6789 Alpha Phi Alpha : 865-7136 Alpha Phi Delta - 237-7801 Alpha Rho Chi ... Penn State has suspended the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity whose members are being investigated by State College police for allegedly using two secret Facebook pages to post photos of nude females, some of whom appeared to be sleeping or passed out, as well as posts relating to . UPDATE, March 20: Someone has vandalized the wall outside the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house at Penn State, according to a police report. The school also suspended Kappa Delta Rho for three years and the fraternity's national office expelled 38 Penn State members, saying they violated the fraternity's values. Vivenzio, the former member who alerted cops in January to the Facebook pages, said Monday he's suing Penn State over the hazing he endured in KDR. In May 2015, Penn State kicked Kappa Delta Rho off campus for a minimum of three years. Found inside â Page 197... Delta Tau Delta , Delta have been called out of college Upsilon , Kappa Delta Rho , to enter the armed services ... Penn State is All of these fraternity houses one of the many colleges where are centrally located in the Greek ... Vanessa Ingram of State College protests outside of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The Penn State University Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house in State College, Pennsylvania. 17, 2015. Penn State disputed the allegation that the university did not act on Vivenzio's report of alleged illegal activity at the frat. Sims said it also clarified the university’s role with these organizations. Penn State is home to 40,000 students and 50 fraternities. The . On the evening of March 23, 2015, exactly one week after Penn State’s IFC announced it was placing Kappa Delta Rho on suspension, a press release appeared on Penn State News. Found inside â Page 54State '20 Chaze , Sylvan E. Southwest . ... Kappa Delta Rho Dean of Faculty Lafayette Phi Kappa Undergrad . ... '24 Vanderbilt '89 Cooper , J. Garland Cornell , Frank M. Univ . of Penn , '28 Coutts , Alan Oregon State '30 Cox , Robert ... “Not everyone is always pro-fraternity, but that’s probably a good thing because not everyone in the Penn State community is as well,” Quaranta said. Penn State fraternity suspended over allegations of victimizing women. The national leadership of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity said Monday it expelled 38 members of its chapter at Penn State University for their roles in misconduct uncovered during a school investigation this year, just as the whistleblower in the case announced a lawsuit revealing more alleged illegal behavior at the frat house. Found inside â Page 32Phi Kappa . Ohio State .. 25 Senior , Philip H .. Sigma Alpha Epsilon . .Univ . of Penn .. 05 Shapiro , George . Phi Beta Delta ... N. Y. U .... Shaw , George E. .Kappa Delta Rho . .Middlebury Shepardson , Dr. Francis W.Beta Theta Pi . As of now, no one will be prosecuted in the case. The words "tear it down" were sprayed across the bricks . Module 3: ASTP - Philosophy and Expectations: 97%. Found insideWe went to phi-kappa-sigma, delta-rho, alpha-sigma-phi, and delta-upsilon's jam sessions, and then to another frat house that I can't recall the name. A good high time was had by all! Tonight is a really radical change. Found inside â Page 80Student , Labor - Management Relations . 29 - A . Thomas St. , Harrisburg , Pa . b . 1930 ; B.A. , 1954 , Penn State . Assns . Penn State Local IRRA ( Pres . 53-54 ) ; Kappa Delta Rho . Int . mgt . tr .; pers . admin .; un , org . Quaranta said sexual assault is an issue at Penn State, but it’s not just unique to fraternities or even this university. “The thing I think about fraternities is the reason we are focused on so much is that we are probably just so uniquely in the position to fix the issue,” Quaranta said. One comment read, “For all freshmen who don’t know the background story I used to mercilessly fuck this chick when I was a freshman.” Another member wrote, “I banged her lol.”. About 4,000 of them belong to one of the 50 fraternity chapters, including Kappa Delta Rho, governed by the . Now we’ve moved on to something else,” said Lt. Keith Robb of the State College Police Department. Here's a comprehensive summary of what we know so far and the . Found insideDuring the summer of 2015, Penn State University banned Kappa Delta Rho from campus and the national fraternity expelled thirty-eight members from the Penn State chapter because they posted nude ... On Monday, the national KDR office said it would also revoke the charter and recognition of the Penn State chapter for three years, in addition to its expulsion of 38 members from the fraternity. Kappa Delta Rho: What We Know Now. “It’s just frustrating partying is more important than someone who is being victimized.”. On May 26, 2015, Penn State withdrew recognition of Kappa Delta Rho for three years. However, the nature of the pictures and comments in the Facebook group led to more conversations about the culture of sexualized crimes and hazing rituals at fraternities at Penn State and across the country. At the State College police station, Robb sees reasons to be optimistic about the future of greek life at Penn State. He says the Kappa Delta Rho allegations are causing such a stir "because of the past that Penn State has in the public eye.". For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. However, he also acknowledges that for law enforcement and university officials, prevention and education is an uphill battle exacerbated by the revolving door of students on a university campus. Now, one year after the initial shock of the case, tempers have cooled and memory of the events have faded from the collective conscience of the university community. "It is clear that the conduct of some members of our Penn State chapter did not meet this standard.". Found inside â Page 109Secretary of State 1500 11th St Sacramento 95814 DANIEL , THOMAS LUTHER , corporate executive ; b . ... 1971 , Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumnus 1991 , Kappa Delta Rho Ordo Honorium 1992 ; mem .: Hughes Mgmt . Club , Am . Def . Current Chapter Academics. The IFC made an official statement regarding the suspension of the Penn State Kappa Delta Rho fraternity noting that after the investigation is complete, the chapter will be summoned for a full review session. 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