A rap party hosted by Sigma Chi was shut down by the Auburn Police Department Sunday morning.
The Greek Life department was unsure as to why the event was shut down and had not received an incident report concerning the scene from the police department.
One student was injured during the event and transported by ambulance to the hospital, said Capt. Tom Stofer of the APD.
The student was standing in the street while the event was being cleared and was struck in the head by a bottle or can, said Director of Greek Life Paul Kittle.
"There was an event," Kittle said. "It was shut down."
Kittle said the police department had not told him why the event was shut down.
One student who attended the event, which featured an abbreviated performance by the Ying Yang Twins, said fights were a problem all evening.
"It wasn't (so bad) that everybody was getting hurt kind of thing," said Jordyne Buckner, freshman in education. "It was more of like, people shoving each other and then one or two punches were thrown. It was pretty much yelling and then everybody holding each other back. It wasn't like a big brawl to start out."
Buckner said she arrived at approximately 10:30 p.m. and spent most of the night inside the fraternity house before leaving with her friends at approximately 12:45 p.m. because the fights scared her.
Buckner said the security guards hired for the event stepped in to try to keep everyone under control, and that she did not see any motivation for the violence other than alcohol.
"We actually were over there twice," Stofer said.
Stofer said the officers were first called to the event at approximately 1:05 a.m. because of disorderly behavior.
Police went back to the event at approximately 1:34 a.m. because there may have been a fight.
However, Stofer said the officers did not have cause to arrest anyone.
"When we got over there we didn't see (anything) or witness (anything)," Stofer said. "By the time we got over there it was over."
However, the Greek Life department was not notified of the police presence at the event until questioned by a reporter from The Plainsman.
"We have a standing protocol with our chapter presidents, it's our term, we call it the 'flashing lights' philosophy," Kittle said. "But anytime there's flashing lights in front of a fraternity house our office is to be notified regardless of what it is."
However, Kittle said the new Sigma Chi president, who just entered office, was not sure what to do during the situation and so did not notify the Greek Life department.
The fraternity could not be reached for comment.
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