A National Pan-Hellenic party Friday night left two men injured and the fraternity of the Student Association president under investigation.

Security measures for Friday’s dance resulted in nearly 100 people being stuck outside, trying to push their way into the Holmes Student Center’s Regency Room.

NIU had to take certain security measures before it allowed students into the dance, including checking for indentification and weapons, said Bertrand Simpson, associate director of University Programming and Activities and supervisor of security for the dance.

According to police, the crowd began to push and became upset, similar to the way the crowd reacted during a homecoming dance at Chick Evans Field House.

During the wait, a female was elbowed in the chest by a member of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity, said Larry Bolles, director of NIU’s Judicial Office. The victim then told a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity what had happened. This led to the Alpha Phi Alpha member confronting the Iota fraternity member and demanding an apology for the victim.

Members of Alpha Phi Alpha are said to have a close relationship with the members of CLEO, the community service group to which the elbowed female is said to belong.

According to reports, the Iota member punched the Alpha member because he didn’t like the way he was approached for an apology. This caused members of Alpha Phi Alpha, including SA president Troy Caldwell, to become visibly upset, University Police Sgt. David Wickstrom said. Caldwell and his fraternity brothers were asked to leave the dance, but while outside they began taunting members of Iota.

“My fraternity brothers are like family to me, and I care for them,” Caldwell said, adding that he only reacted the way anyone would.

After leaving the area, Caldwell said he and his fellow fraternity members took the injured Alpha to Kishwaukee Community Hospital to receive stitches because the victim initially declined medical attention.

Later that evening, at 1:45 a.m. at Domino’s Pizza, 901 Lucinda Ave., a student visiting from Ball State University was attacked by a group of five to seven males, said Lt. Jim Kayes, of the DeKalb Police Department. The victim was hit with a bottle and beaten while on the ground.

The victim claimed he was attacked because of the shirt he was wearing, a sweatshirt from his fraternity at Ball State, Iota Phi Theta. The victim said the attackers commented on the fraternity he was representing before he was attacked, Kayes said.

No charges have been filed in the second incident, but the department does have some possible leads. A connection — if any — between the two altercations remains unknown.

Bolles said his office has yet to make any accusations, and he is unsure who might be involved.

According to the victim, there were two main attackers. The first is described as a black male about 5’9” with a thin build and dark complexion. The second attacker is described as a stocky black male with a medium complexion and braided hair

Bolles said he has spoken to members of Alpha Phi Alpha who claim they are not involved. Still, Bolles is looking at all the possibilities.

At the time of the attacks at Domino’s, Caldwell said he and his brothers were still at the hospital. He did not want to comment further on the situation, although he did say his organization doesn’t condone such violent acts. He added that he hopes the victim is OK.

Caldwell, after a phone interview with the Northern Star Monday afternoon, later called back, retracted his comments and refused to comment further.

The Judicial Office has never had any problems with Caldwell, Bolles said. It has not been determined that Caldwell is involved, but as the president of the SA and his fraternity he should be held to higher standards for his actions, Simpson said.

Any situation where someone is attacked because of the letters he or she wears on his or her clothing is disturbing, Bolles said.

“This is unacceptable in a university community,” Bolles said.

Bolles also said that from his knowledge, there is no bad blood between Alpha Phi Alpha and Iota Phi Theta. He also noted that Friday’s situation began as a disagreement between two people, not two fraternities.