An MSU fraternity and the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender community confronted each other several times on Friday, more than a week after the fraternity’s pledges mocked gay men on campus.

Witnesses said Pi Kappa Phi members approached Mason and Abbot halls residents early Friday morning and engaged in an animated discussion in which fraternity members referred to Mason and Abbot halls as the “gay house” and inquired if the Mason and Abbot halls residents outside were LBGT students.

More than eight hours later, roughly 50 LBGT students stopped at the fraternity house during the Pride March singing “Two, four, six, eight, gay is just as good as straight.”

Pi Kappa Phi members declined to comment Sunday.

The confrontations follow actions in which Pi Kappa Phi’s pledges wore pink, sleeveless T-shirts to the Mason and Abbot halls cafeterias on April 1 and April 2 that had phrases such as “I like little boys,” “Capt. Gay Sex” and “Fag Hairstylist” written on the back.

Pi Kappa Phi’s national chapter and a greek judiciary council handed down suspensions last week against the MSU fraternity for the incidents in the residence halls.

The chapter was temporarily suspended Wednesday by its national fraternity pending a discrimination and hazing investigation. The sanctions forbid the fraternity to hold a social event on its property.

On Thursday, WLNS reported that the fraternity held a party on that afternoon at the house.

Nicole Ramp, chairperson of the Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students said the action to stop at the fraternity during the march was to empower themselves.

“It is important for us as a community to confront someone who confronted us,” the interdisciplinary studies in humanities junior said Sunday. “It’s important to make our voices heard. To say that we have a right not to be scared.”

Natalie Furrow, president of People Respecting the Individuality of Students at MSU, or PRISM, said group members received support for their actions.

“The incident with the fraternity could be seen as putting a damper on the week,” the social relations sophomore said. “But we showed solidarity.”

The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, 131 Bogue St., was one of the stops on the Pride March route.

Despite the action of some to address the fraternity with the march, others remained in shock on Friday.

Karen Paulsell, complex director for the Mason and Abbot halls, said one of the residents involved in the early morning dispute contacted Residence Life staff for assistance and the fraternity members returned to their home. Police were not called.

“With the first incident, they claimed they didn’t know they were hurting anyone,” Paulsell said. “The community responded to let them know they did, so I’m shocked that they came across the street again.”

Ramp said she is outraged at the continued incidents.

“I can’t believe they would continue to be so adamant about something after they were punished,” she said. “We need to publicly announce that we won’t take this kind of behavior.”

However, Pi Kappa Phi announced Friday that it will ask its national headquarters to review its membership, which could lead to the expulsion of individual members.

“They have realized that they have members who don’t stand for the ideals of the greek system,” said Paul Hage, president of the Interfraternity Council, which oversees the university’s 29 fraternities.

If the national fraternity follows through with the MSU chapter’s request, each member will be individually evaluated. Those who don’t meet the fraternity’s standards will be dismissed, Hage said.

Stephen Whitby, assistant executive director for Pi Kappa Phi’s national headquarters, said officials are investigating the incidents. He said he doesn’t know when a decision will be made regarding actions. He said officials are aware of the incidents on Thursday and Friday and those could become separate cases.

Hage said those cases are starting to affect the greek system. The Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils will continue to investigate the situation.

“As a community, we are taking a beating,” he said. “Openness and tolerance of differences is important in today’s society and clearly there is no place for discrimination in our greek letter organization.”

Staff writer Camille Spencer contributed to this report.

Kendra Snyder can be reached at Snyderk6@msu.edu.