Kappa Sigma Frat Branding Leaves "Butt Cheek Destroyed"; Amon Carter IV's Family Outraged

By: Ryan Smith
Topics: Daily Blotter

(Personal Photo)

FORT WORTH (CBS) There is no doubt that Amon G. "Chance" Carter IV will remember his college days at Texas Christian University.

Photo: Amon G. "Chance" Carter IV and his father.

The scion of a Fort Worth publishing dynasty says he was brutally branded by his Kappa Sigma fraternity brothers with a hot coat hanger, and his family may pursue civil and criminal charges against his alleged attackers.

The branding was started on a spring break trip more than a year ago, according to the Star-Telegram.

Photo: The Branding.

Carter said that after a night of drinking and "getting rowdy," at some point he agreed to allow those on a recent Breckenridge, Colo. ski trip to finish branding the Kappa Sigma letters into his butt, according to the paper.

But the art project got carried away, the sophomore said, and his fraternity brothers also took it upon themselves to brand large triangles on his other, untouched, buttock while he was passed out.

Photo: Amon G. "Chance" Carter IV.

"I woke up the next morning and I was in a lot of pain," Carter told the newspaper.
"My whole other butt cheek was destroyed."

Carter will have surgery to repair the damage. His family attorney says that up to 18 people witnessed the incident.

TCU officials say they are investigating.

"University policy prohibits harming another student, which would obviously include branding," spokeswoman Lisa Albert said.

Mitchell Wilson, the executive director of Kappa Sigma Fraternity, says that it, too, has begun an investigation.

"We certainly do not tolerate this type of behavior," he said to the Star-Telegram.

Carter is the great-grandson of Amon G. Carter Sr., the founder of the Star-Telegram and a Fort Worth civic leader.

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by Enfield476 September 10, 2011 6:08 AM EDT: Amon III, you and I were friends back in the 1980's when you shopped at Arlington Arms on Oram St. My name is Al, and I was the bearded gunsmith who worked there, and served as manager under Jerry Bethurum.

I just wanted to offer my support and express my outrage as per what happened to your son. Bless you and your family, and I hope that you will find justice.

Al Cole; Reply to this comment


by josheeee February 3, 2010 6:54 PM EST: Triangles huh? Wild Tri Deltas. I don't see how this could possibly take surgery to fix, just a burn. Best of luck to you KE and I sincerely mean that.; Reply to this comment


by jimboster January 31, 2010 2:15 AM EST: What do you do when you're branded...but you know you're a man; Reply to this comment


by relly_50 January 30, 2010 2:44 PM EST: haha ok not so funny but question...why do guys always agree to do weird things while drinking. i know for sure..even if i was heavily intoxicated..i would not allow anyone to brand my butt. and he must have drank a lot to have slept through the other butt cheek.; Reply to this comment

by Clouseau2 January 30, 2010 12:32 PM EST

These guys were behaving like a bunch of drunken frat boys. Oh wait ...

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by hockeyman590 November 13, 2010 1:55 AM EST: It's a Fraternity, not a frat GDI. Please don't refer to us as "frat guys", just refer to us America's leaders in the making. TFM.

by tellthetruthoryour January 29, 2010 11:49 PM EST

The kid sure looks Happy smiling for the cameras. Stupid frat guys, they have no brains, just partying, guys looking to have sex and keggers drinking until they pass out and puke all over. The " Sorority Girls from Hell " aren't any better. I don't feel sorry for this wealthy family, they send him to TCU, since he probably didn't have good enough grades to get into any other school and daddy didn't donate enough of his multi-millions to build a library or anything and the kid thinks he too cool and had no responsibility. What goes around comes around, the kid probably branded cats and dogs as a kid I'm sure. Just another rich little spoiled brat.. Sorry, he's scarred, but dad looks like a "Helicopter Parent" hovering over him and the kind that calls the school to threaten the teacher why his kid got a C + instead of a B- and will be the same "Helicopter Parent" that will be calling every single company the kid applies for a job at to ask "Why didn't my son Amon G. "Chance" Carter IV get the CEO or Presidents job? Because Mr. Carter the III, you son is a ******* and barely had a C average and has no social skills and has done no community work.

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by hockeyman590 November 13, 2010 1:52 AM EST: You're obviously a GDI. Please stop ******** as nobody wants to hear it. TFM


by writer10 January 29, 2010 5:55 PM EST: OUCH!!! those burns are nasty!; Reply to this comment

by I_am_me1953 January 29, 2010 2:18 PM EST

Gee whiz, branded like some cow.

A few years back there was branding of black frat guys. I asked one of theos branded frat guys "You do realize they use to brand slaves don't you?" He got a little pissed off at me, but what the hell. I walked away.

Idiotic frat mentality.

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