Opinion: Is college sexual assault a fraternity problem?

Brown University has recently taken away recognition of one fraternity and suspended privileges of another fraternity, according to The Associated Press, for spiking beverages and assaulting partygoers. Are fraternities the ones at fault? The New York Times explores the question.

Justin Gaines and Emily Schell, juniors at Brown, both agree that fraternities and drinking are not the cause of sexual assault. "We sort of lose sight of other areas where sexual assaults are occurring," said Gaines.

John Foubert, a professor at the University of Oklahoma, feels differently. Research, he said, "has shown that fraternity men are three times more likely to commit sexual assault than other college men."

So, is promoting leadership, brotherhood and strong value systems a strong enough argument to keep fraternities around for the future?

Read more from the New York Times.[[In-content Ad]]