Parsing the “refutation” letter issued by the fraternity indicates that they aren’t actually denying that the events took place.

They’re denying any knowledge of whether anything happened. This isn’t just semantics.

“We have no knowledge of these alleged acts being committed at our house or by our members” doesn’t refute said acts.

“The chapter did not have a date function or a social event during the weekend of September 28th, 2012” doesn’t refute said acts—that only means there was no formally organized party at Phi Psi that night. It doesn’t mean people weren’t socializing there. Maybe it was a handful of people, maybe it was a huge rager, but it’s a given that someone is drinking at every college frat in the United States at any given moment.

“Our chapter’s pledging and initiation periods, as required by the University and Inter-Fraternity Council, take place solely in the spring semester and not in the fall semester” doesn’t refute said acts, because frat rushing is lawless. This is like a foreign regime denying the use of chemical weapons because it’s against international law—who cares, man! Not Phi Psi, or any other fraternity, which are constantly breaking the fake rules imposed upon them by fake institutions like “Inter-Fraternity Councils.”

“No ritualized sexual assault is part of our pledging or initiation process” doesn’t refute said acts, but at least it’s very minimally reassuring.

So, when you read the entire letter, know that it’s filled with a bunch of evasive denials that aren’t as lock-tight as claimed.