Fraternities at the University of Virginia have been suspended until January 9, 2015 following Sabrina Rubin Erdely's viral Rolling Stone article about a sexual assault that took place at the university.
The president of the university made the announcement in a letter to the UVA community. "This morning the Inter-Fraternity Council announced that all University fraternities have voluntarily suspended social activities this weekend. This is an important first step, but our challenges will extend beyond this weekend. Beginning immediately, I am suspending all fraternal organizations and associated social activities until January 9th, ahead of the beginning of our spring semester," the letter stated.
She also stated that in the interim period, the university will be assembling "groups of students, faculty, groups of students, faculty, alumni, and other concerned parties to discuss our next steps in preventing sexual assault and sexual violence..."
Read the full statement at Rolling Stone.
