Phi Kappa Psi at U of Virginia Voluntarily Suspends Activities
Phi Kappa Psi at the U of Virginia has voluntarily suspended activities pending an investigation into alleged rape / sexual assault.
http://wvtf.org/post/uva-fraternity-...nds-activities Additionally, the Phi Psi house has been vandalized. Edited to add: a report about the vandalism of the Phi Psi house and the "demands" of the person or persons anonymously claiming responsibility: http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article...nymous-demands |
Here is the link to the Rolling Stone article. It is not for the faint of heart.
http://rol.st/1yStBLf |
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I live pretty close to Charlottesville, and people have known about this for years and years. These criminal acts have gone unreported and even unacknowledged for the reasons stated in the Rolling Stones article. Senator Warner of VA has introduced a bill in Congress giving the US Dept.of Justice jurisdiction of cases such as these. Where this will go is anyone's guess.
I HOPE that all the GLOs on the UVA campus join together along with other students to lead in demanding accountability for these acts and supporting criminal prosecution where indicated. Along with support for the young women to bring charges against these young men. We have friends with daughters and granddaughters at UVA who are just beside themselves with anxiety and concern for their loved ones. Sanctioned criminal rape should have no place whatsoever in fraternity life anywhere. |
If you haven't read the story, you should be warned: it describes in very graphic detail a pre-planned gang rape involving 7 men who took turns violently abusing a freshman girl who thought she was going on an actual date with a junior member of Phi Kappa Psi.
And, just so you know, the article also goes into detail about another gang rape that happened in the house decades earlier, where a man was prosecuted after confessing. This article is stirring up a lot of PTSD for rape and sexual assault survivors. And the woman at the center of the story came forward because she met two other women on campus who also were gang raped at Phi Kappa Psi. Be prepared to feel physically ill: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/...ampus-20141119 |
Students there are organizing, holding rallies and the like. There are several petitions going around, including one calling for the abolishment of the Greek system. IMO this is a golden opportunity for Greeks to step up to the plate and show leadership on campus.
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article...sexual-assault |
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This quote resonates: "Grab its motherfucking leg" Everything in that story and the use of "it" illustrate that sexual assault and rape are dehumanizing abuses of power rather than being about sex. |
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These women should never have been advised of any other option than to report these atrocities to the police. It is not up to universities to adjudicate felonies.
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I think what we all need to understand is rightly or wrongly the Greek system is seen as a locus of the problems. We need to be part of the solution. And through our actions, not just our words. Where are chapter advisors addressing the problem of fraternities supplying alcohol to minors in their houses, not to mention date-rape drugs? What protocols are in place for those who know these kinds of things are going on in their houses but say or do nothing to stop it? Where are the sorority chapter advisers insisting on very clear cut guidelines for members to protect themselves? Where is the support for members who have been raped and being fearful of filing charges against the perps? |
All those are good ideas. But they can get twisted around. For example:
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Why were women supporting this fraternity at all? ETA: One of the Cavalier articles says that it's not for sure that all seven men were fraternity brothers. Is this true? |
Update: Problems with the Selection of Person to deal with Investigation
http://wtvr.com/2014/11/21/mark-fili...investigation/ |
I don't believe there's any coincidence that UVA selected a federal judge with ties to Phi Kappa Psi to lead the investigation.
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For example, see http://wtvr.com/2014/11/21/uva-stude...-lot-of-power/ |
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