Wednesday, December 14, 2011

So, who would you rape?

Wait, what?  I've been on a prolonged sabbatical again, and this will probably happen again in the next few weeks when I draft my thesis, but I'm back if even for just a few days.

When I think about fraternity life, I think about sexual assault.  It's hard not to.  Now, I know every fraternity guy isn't a rapist, but then a fraternity does something like providing a survey to their members which includes a question that asks, "If you could rape someone, who would it be?"

Just from an evaluations stand point, who's job is it to enter these?  The University of Vermont's Sigma Phi Epsilon have been instructed to cease all frat activities and has been suspended, but they haven't been kicked out of their house yet.  As of now, the University doesn't really know what is going on.  It is unclear if the whole fraternity was involved or one guy who thought he was speaking on behalf of the fraternity.

The fraternity members aren't commenting, and the national chapter says an investigation is underway.  This specific fraternity has had their charter revoked in the past from 1993 to 1997 for hazing.

Those quaky feminists on campus are demanding the frat be disbanded, which while I understand the sentiment it may be a little early yet.  The University should probably wait until they find who authorized the survey.

So rape culture, still going strong on college campuses, and I thought feminists had ruined everything.