National sorority chapters have prohibited sisters at the University of Virginia from attending fraternity events this weekend as a safety precaution following the death of a student and an alleged gang rape by a UVa fraternity in the last semester.
The action led to strong responses from several students, especially sorority sisters, who felt the actions were sexist and "degrading to Greek women."
One petition begun on Monday said "Instead of addressing rape and sexual assault at UVa, this mandate perpetuates the idea that women are inferior, sexual objects."
A letter aimed at the National Panhellenic Conference stated the Conference's actions are "subjugating women" and that preventing sisters from "excercising [their] agency plays dangerously into gender stereotypes surrounding the issue [of sexual violence]."
Read the full article at The Washington Post.
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