Swarthmore Shuts Down Two Fraternities

Amidst the Me Too era, Swarthmore banned their only 2 fraternities as a result of pressure from the student body. The Phi Psi brothers used to boast about sexual violence and spread bigotry amongst their community. They took pride in their reputation and even named a bedroom on the top floor of their frat house the “Rape Attic.”

One of the victims started a blog where other victims could anonymously share their stories of rape and sexual harassment. They’ve chronicled over a 100 stories of abuse from victims as well as “brag” stories from frat brothers that were logged in their minutes.

Swarthmore president Valerie Smith banned frat activities while minutes and documents were reviewed. Meanwhile, the fraternities disbanded under peer pressure and admitted that the wounds from their behavior were too deep to repair. I’m glad to see college administration listening to their students and taking bold steps to protect them.  

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