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Originally posted by LadyPiPhi
Now, this is just my opinion, but we can't blame one side for this. We can't blame the males. No one forces these girls to drink at the parties. It is their own choice. They know how alcohol affects people, and they know how alcohol affects themselves. If females want to protect themselevs, maybe they shouldn't drink, or at least limit their alcohol intake. Everone needs to take responsibility for their own actions.
Emily
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This could be one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen. That's like saying "Don't walk down the worst street in town, because you deserve to get shot then." These women don't make a choice to get raped! If a woman at the party has too much to drink, the brothers working at the party should cut her off, call her a cab, and send her on her way, not rape her. I'm not blaming the entire fraternity, b/c it's the actions of one brother, but here's something we were told on the day we took the Initiation vows of Delta Phi Epsilon. "While you will always be an individual person, you will also be thought of as a member of this sorority. Your conduct should reflect the values and ideals which we set forth. We don't ask you to change, for we saw these ideals within you at recruitment. We ask you to be sure to think before acting, and remember, your actions reflect on this organization as a whole."
If you can't understand those words, you shouldn't be a part of the Greek System. That may sound harsh, but it's the truth.
DeltAlum, I agree with you. That article had more positive stuff in it than 99% of the articles that were written. But, as ktsnake said, the greek system is growing, and maybe now that we're all cracking down on the "rogue" chapters and cleaning house, we can build chapters we'd all be proud of.