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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the non fraternity parties are much, much worse. They just aren't associated with a big name that the college can blame. [/quote]

I think this is very true.[/quote]

Fray boys are apparently 3x as likely to rape:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/24/rape-sexual-assault-ban-frats

Relevant excerpt:

"numerous studies have found that men who join fraternities are three times more likely to rape, that women in sororities are 74% more likely to experience rape than other college women"[/quote]

When women could buy their own alcohol, when they could get their own beer directly from a keg or their own bottle of beer directly from the bar, I do think that things were safer.

Right now, with pretty much most undergrads being classified as "underage" and thus reliant on older individuals to purchase and (illegally) supply their alcohol, the logistics of these parties has changed.  I'm not sure how many responsible grad students would be willing to watch over and help the younger students in these types of situations.  I know that I sure as heck wouldn't be.

There used to be some unofficial safety measures in place at these parties and they were definitely safer than a lot of the apartment and block parties that I went to at that age.  Maybe things are getting out of hand in ways that I have never seen. It's a different time.

There appear to have been some unintended harsh consequences of raising the drinking age.

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