About two weeks ago the Zeta Psi chapter at UVA (commonly known as Zete) threw a party called "Bombs Over Baghdad."

The chapter claims the party was a reference to an Outkast song only and was not intended to reference the bombing of Iraq.

However, many students were offended. Hanan Hameed, founder of Hoos for Refugees, a group that provides support for Iraqi refugees in the Charlottesville area, decided to do something about it. Hameed started a petition demanding an apology from Zeta Psi for their offensive party title. The petition has more than 300 signatures.

An article by WUVA asked Zeta Psi to apologize and the chapter issued a formal apology on March 5th. Gardner Fiveash, second year president of Zeta Psi at UVA, stands by the fact that the party was only in reference to an Outkast song. He stated, "a bunch of guys in our chapter are huge fans and wanted to do an Outkast-themed party."

The apology states, "The Beta chapter of the Zeta Psi fraternity wishes to apologize to our community, specifically the Iraqi community of Charlottesville, for our inappropriately named event held recently. Despite the intent to reference a piece of 2000's American pop-culture, the chapter failed to recognize the sensitivity of the song's subject matter for those who were affected by or had family who were affected by the 1990-1999 and 2003-2011 conflicts.

The event name was not representative of the values which the Beta chapter and Zeta Psi Fraternity pride themselves upon. Fostering positive relationships with everyone in the Charlottesville community is important to us. The ongoing education of our membership incorporates a variety of topics, including leadership, diversity awareness, and philanthropic endeavors."

Moving forward, we at the Beta Chapter hope to use the lessons learned from this error in judgment to help our brotherhood grow as individuals and be more involved in the UVA community."

Even though it seems like the party was not intended to be offensive, Zete was in the right to apologize — especially since they were just recently reinstated on grounds in 2013.