Dartmouth sororities announce new policy

[33girl]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

So what was the "shitty" argument? I was just wondering if we can trust a bunch of 19 year olds to make better decisions than the "adults", especially when those decisions effect policy of other GLO's.

Huh??

What does what happened have to do with adults (by that, I assume you mean HQs or alumni boards for the local groups) vs 19 year olds? I didn't see anything about fraternity or sorority alumni getting involved.

Rereading the article to make sure there wasn't, I just had my eye caught by this quote from one of the sorority presidents.

“The decision was more than unanimous,” Levin said. “It was excitement. People walked out of there bouncing, myself included.”

Now THAT is JUST. FUCKED. UP. After you make a difficult decision that involves your fellow students and that although you believe is right, you also know may really hurt people emotionally, no matter how you feel about the bad-guy involved, the last thing you should be doing is "bouncing."

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Huh??

What does what happened have to do with adults (by that, I assume you mean HQs or alumni boards for the local groups) vs 19 year olds? I didn't see anything about fraternity or sorority alumni getting involved.

I wasn't talking about sorority or fraternity alumni groups, I was just wondering why the police or the uni wouldn't be the ones stepping in as the primary decision makers in these assault cases. Was this guy even charged with anything? Any fraternity, and hopefully university, worth their salt should expel a student with an assault charge filed against him/her by another student.

The idea that Suzy Sorority might feel more obligated to report her assault to Panhel over the police doesn't sit well with me.

As for the the social aspect... I could care less if a sorority decides not to associate with a fraternity that has creepers in it. More power to them (the sororities) actually.

What also concerns me is who are the ones that decide if a "crime" actually happened? Are these girls going to be able to decipher truth from rumor/hearsay/? Who's to say that an accidental bump in a crowded house party won't turn into a "OMG HE PUSHED/ASSAULTED ME"?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I wasn't talking about sorority or fraternity alumni groups, I was just wondering why the police or the uni wouldn't be the ones stepping in as the primary decision makers in these assault cases. Was this guy even charged with anything? Any fraternity, and hopefully university, worth their salt should expel a student with an assault charge filed against him/her by another student.

The idea that Suzy Sorority might feel more obligated to report her assault to Panhel over the police doesn't sit well with me.

Gotcha. I just didn't understand where you were coming from.

I'm guessing there is an overall reluctance to report things to the police as they'll just use it as an excuse to be even more up the Greek system's ass than they already are. People self-police to avoid that involvement. However, if somone threw a freaking APPLIANCE at me, screw that, I'm calling the cops.

[flirt5721]

From the Panhellenic Presidents
http://thedartmouth.com/2011/05/16/opinion/sandmeyer

An explanation of what they are trying to accomplish and they also acknowledge that the policy needs work.

[exlurker]

From the Monday May 16 postings on The Dartmouth's site:

Comments from students about possible guidelines / standards, and so on:
http://thedartmouth.com/2011/05/16/opinion/shortanswer

[exlurker]

Update Friday, May 20:

http://thedartmouth.com/2011/05/20/news/panhell

Originally Posted by flirt5721

From the Panhellenic Presidents
http://thedartmouth.com/2011/05/16/opinion/sandmeyer

An explanation of what they are trying to accomplish and they also acknowledge that the policy needs work.