Fraternities Lobby Against Campus Rape Investigations

[Wella]

Fraternities Lobby Against Campus Rape Investigations
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-24/fraternities-lobby-against-campus-rape-investigations

College fraternities and sororities, concerned that students accused of sexual assault are treated unfairly, are pushing Congress to make it harder for universities to investigate rape allegations.

The groups' political arm plans to bring scores of students to Capitol Hill on April 29 to lobby for a requirement that the criminal justice system resolve cases before universities look into them or hand down punishments, according to an agenda reviewed by Bloomberg News.

"If people commit criminal acts, they should be prosecuted and they should go to jail,” said Michael Greenberg, leader of 241-chapter Sigma Chi, one of many fraternities participating in the legislative push.

The Fraternity & Sorority Political Action Committee, or "FratPAC,'' and two other groups will ask Congress to block colleges from suspending all fraternities on a campus because of a serious incident at a single house. In addition, the Greek representatives want a rule against "any mandate'' for chapters to go co-ed.

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1. Considering how bad most universities are at investigating rape allegations

I'm not entirely sure that's a bad thing. Granted the police probably aren't that much better.

I don't entirely know how I feel about suspending students when they are accused of rape, but with the realities of campus life being so close, I don't know that there's a better option.

Of course if the frats want to not be lumped in as places/groups where rapes are likely to occur, then they should be more proactive about preventing rape. Steps like coasters that test for date rape drugs. Yes it's a "burden", but if you want to be the center of campus life, take some responsibility for the safety of your guests.