Fundraiser plans lively event for UNC fraternity brothers who safeguarded US flag
A fundraiser at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, for fraternity members who protected the US flag from protesters raised over $65,000. The students intervened when the flag was about to be desecrated and endured attacks for an hour. One student, Guillermo Estrada, stood against disrespect towards his country’s flag in support of the US. A fundraising campaign at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, generated over $65,000 for fraternity members who defended the US flag from protesters. The students bravely stepped in to prevent the flag from being dishonored and faced attacks for an hour. Guillermo Estrada, one of the students, courageously defended his country’s flag against disrespect, showing strong support for the US.
A fundraiser aiming to throw a “rager” for the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, fraternity brothers who protected the American flag from pro-Palestinian protesters has raised tens of thousands of dollars.
The effort was launched on Wednesday morning and has already raised over $65,000. The members of UNC’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity protected the U.S. flag after it was replaced by the Palestinian flag by protesters and intervened when the protesters were “preparing to destroy it,” according to Guillermo Estrada, one of the students who helped protect the flag.
(Thread) Today was a sad yet empowering day at Chapel Hill. When I walked to class, I saw the Palestinian flag raised on our quad flag pole, and was immediately upset at the act that these “protestors” had made. I cannot say I am fully educated on the Israel/Palestine conflict pic.twitter.com/tZrZEOSu8a
— Guillermo Estrada (@estradguillermo) April 30, 2024
Estrada posted on X that while he is not fully educated on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, he was “immediately upset” that the Palestinian protesters had disrespected his country’s flag “in order to advocate for another.” As such, he and a fellow fraternity brother, along with several other men, prevented the flag from falling on the ground and did so for an hour despite the protesters throwing rocks, sticks, and other items at them.
“My parents started a new life in the United States, a country that has helped them flourish and raise two kids,” Estrada posted. “I grew up in a Military community and saw first hand the sacrifices they make. I will not stand for the disrespect these ‘protestors’ cause for the sake of another country.”
My parents started a new life in the United States, a country that has helped them flourish and raise two kids. I grew up in a Military community and saw first hand the sacrifices they make. I will not stand for the disrespect these “protestors”
— Guillermo Estrada (@estradguillermo) April 30, 2024
The fundraiser page noted that the men from UNC’s Pi Kappa Phi who protected the flag “gave the best to America and now they deserve the best.”
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UNC is one of many colleges that have seen rampant pro-Palestinian protests on campus, many of which include campers and some becoming violent on campus. At Columbia University, New York Police Department riot police officers stormed the school’s Hamilton Hall, which had been occupied and barricaded by protesting students.
Former President Donald Trump has asked President Joe Biden to speak out against the violence and antisemitism happening across college campuses. The move by Trump, who is running for president again this year, mirrors a statement Biden made in 2020 when he criticized Trump’s handling of the Black Lives Matter protests and riots that occurred at the time.
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