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I'd like to add that we are all subject to biases. I am sure that mine was the basis for my gut reaction to the original story. Over the past decade, all three of my kids have been in the campus setting (my daughter is still in college). Three different schools, in very different geographical locales. All three joined a Greek organization and we have been involved, as parents, in their school communities. In particular, I've spent a lot of time visiting my daughters campus, helped with her group's week long rush as a "Rush mom" and have spent weekends there during the fall football season, interacting with the Greek community at their tailgating and parents activities. To a lesser extent, I did these things at my sons schools too. I've had the pleasure of getting to know some of their friends and aquaintences at all three schools.
I simply could not connect the events and conversations with and reactions from friends that were described in the RS article with any of the college kids I've gotten to know and observed.
We all have biases. We are better off if we examine them critically.
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