• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • HOME
  • NEWS+OPINIONS
    • NEWS TO US
    • COLUMNS
      • APPARENT HORIZON
      • DEAR READER
      • Close
    • LONGFORM FEATURES
    • OPINIONS
    • EDITORIAL
    • Close
  • ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT
    • FILM
    • MUSIC
    • COMEDY
    • PERFORMING ARTS
    • VISUAL ARTS
    • Close
  • DINING+DRINKING
    • EATS
    • SIPS
    • BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU
    • Close
  • LIFESTYLE
    • CANNABIS
      • TALKING JOINTS MEMO
      • Close
    • WELLNESS
    • GTFO
    • Close
  • STUFF TO DO
  • TICKETS
  • ABOUT US
    • ABOUT
    • MASTHEAD
    • ADVERTISE
    • Close
  • BECOME A MEMBER

Dig Bos

The Dig - Boston's Only Newspaper

THE LOWS OF HIGHER ED

Written by EMILY HOPKINS Posted June 10, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

NEW WEB HEAD TEMPLATE copy (1)

 

Penn State recently withdrew its recognition of a chapter of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity after it was discovered that the group used a Facebook group to display, among other things, photographs of nude, unconscious women.

 

The university seems to have acted swiftly in its decision to ultimately suspend the chapter rather than to relegate matters to the Interfraternity Council. Good. But what about the women who were abused? Are we so accustomed to campus rape culture that we can mention such transgressions without the hint of concern for the victims?

 

I think it’s safe to say by now that there is a frat like this on every major campus in the United States. And where there’s one there might be others. It is time for an audit of Greek life, a complete overhaul and examination of the culture that plagues our campuses.

 

We cannot call these isolated incidents, and we cannot sweep these under the rug. Penn State seemed at least convinced that that frat had to go, at least for now. But if schools are really serious—and if they’re dedicated to eradicating campus rape culture—then it’s time to examine all their fraternities.

Author profile
EMILY HOPKINS
Related posts
  • EMILY HOPKINS
    https://digboston.com/author/emily-hopkins/
    A DEPARTURE: AFTER FOUR YEARS OF BLISTERING COLUMNS, A FREE RADICAL CHANGE
  • EMILY HOPKINS
    https://digboston.com/author/emily-hopkins/
    PAST INCARCERATION: REMEMBERING CHARLESTOWN'S FORGOTTEN PRISON
  • EMILY HOPKINS
    https://digboston.com/author/emily-hopkins/
    WHY BOTHER? ON RENEWING URBAN RENEWAL IN BOSTON.
  • EMILY HOPKINS
    https://digboston.com/author/emily-hopkins/
    THE THIN BLUE PAYWALL

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: frat culture, Fraternity Council. college sexual abuse, Kappa Delta Rho, Penn State

WHAT’S NEW

Trump-Loving Mass Republican Party Freaks Out Over Mar-a-Lago Raid

Trump-Loving Mass Republican Party Freaks Out Over Mar-a-Lago Raid

Governor’s Council Weighs Controversial Parole Board Renomination

Governor’s Council Weighs Controversial Parole Board Renomination

Bay State Gas Providers Pay Up

Bay State Gas Providers Pay Up

State Wire: Mass Needs to Reform Youth Restitution Policies

State Wire: Mass Needs to Reform Youth Restitution Policies

“Pie” by Eric Ferdinand is licensed under CC-BY 2.0

Share and Share Alike: Major Funders Need to Give Equally to All Nonprofit News Outlets

The T Will Stay Broken Because Poor and Working People Are Seen As Expendable 

The T Will Stay Broken Because Poor and Working People Are Seen As Expendable 

Primary Sidebar

Advertisement

FEATURED EVENT

Most Popular

  • The T Will Stay Broken Because Poor and Working People Are Seen As Expendable 
  • Meet the Phantom Behind Greater Boston’s Awesome Food Feed Everybody Gotta Eat
  • Inside the Bay State’s Legendary (and Only) One-Man Brewery
  • Boston Gets Police Commissioner Who Bad Cops Likely Loathe. Let’s See How This Goes
  • Worcester’s Wasteful, Never-Ending War on Police Transparency

Footer

Social Buttons

DigBoston facebook DigBoston Twitter DigBoston Instagram

Masthead

About

Advertise

Customer Service

About Us

DigBoston is a one-stop nexus for everything worth doing or knowing in the Boston area. It's an alt-weekly, it's a website, it's an e-mail blast, it's a twitter account, it's that cool party that you were at last night ... hey, you're reading it, so it's gotta be good. For advertising inquiries: [email protected] To reach Editorial (and for inquiries about internship opportunities): [email protected]