It's unfortunate that one member's poor judgment has such a detrimental effect on an entire chapter and Greek Community.
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Originally posted by vandy_violet
Interestingly, when a rape occurred at a fraternity house (not by a member, though), the newspaper would not publish the name of the fraternity or more than vague details, yet when a sorority girl gets in trouble...It's kind of that "boys will be boys" mentality.
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In the rape case, I'm not sure if the paper
could publish the name of the fraternity or the member until after a formal investigation. And then it's only if the Police (and I think the victim) will release the name. (Though I could be wrong, it's been about 5 years since I took my last newspaper journalism class.) Since the accident was in the police logs, it's considered public record and the fact that the driver was in a sorority and it was their supposedly-dry bid day made it all that more newsworthy.
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