This article gives a little bit of context.
http://dailyemerald.com/2014/10/20/greek-cover/
A psychology professor at the UO conducted a study recently that purports to demonstrate a connection between sexual assault and sorority membership. The methodology is ridiculous, but unfortunately it came at an opportune moment to make a splash, something I imagine said professor realized. After the rape case involving three basketball players last spring the issue of sexual assault on campus began to receive well deserved attention. To compound the issue a string of women reported having date rape drugs mixed into their drinks while attending fraternity parties during spring term. One of these led to a campus crime report sent to students that named a specific fraternity where a woman received a drugged drink. Throw that together with the number of women hospitalized after bid day last year and it isn't surprising that the Greek name at Oregon is mud to many people right now. Yet we're growing, and that apparently scares\ angers the hell out of some people. Is sexual assault an issue in the UO FSL community? Hands down. Is it more prevalent than among non-affiliated students? I'm not convinced.
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/loc...tact.html.csp#
The Dean of Students notes in this one that he doesn't want the study to overshadow positive aspects of Greek Life and hopes to keep expanding.
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