Many of my sorority sisters, Panhellenic friends and classmates have been affected by sexual violence, and, unfortunately, this number continues to grow every term. However, this does not have to continue to be the case. The Panhellenic community has an incredible opportunity to change the status quo for our members and all collegiate women. This is why I support endorsing the Safe Campus Act and Fair Campus Act.
The Safe Campus and Fair Campus acts protect all those involved in an incident of sexual misconduct by ensuring campus-level support for victims, interim measures to protect a campus from an alleged perpetrator and due process rights for all students involved. The pending legislation also recommends education. This means that if I or any of my friends have to face the horrible reality of sexual violence, we will be ensured protection, support and a fair and just conduct procedure.
Women should be able to unite as a community to support and encourage one another when sexual violence impacts a campus. Chapter meetings and sisterhood functions are a time when you know you will be safe, loved and understood. The Safe Campus and Fair Campus acts protect our right to function as female-only organizations; an aspect of sorority life that some campuses have attempted to change in response to sexual violence. Sorority women should not be punished nor suspended in the times when community and sisterhood are most needed.
This legislation is essential to preserving our sisterhoods, protecting collegiate women and improving campus safety. I support the Safe Campus and Fair Campus acts because I believe we as collegiate women deserve so much better than the status quo.
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