The tried-and-true 1960s-style women-are-victims mentality is alive and well at Duke University, as evidenced by this editorial in the Duke Chronicle. There’s only one rhetorical difference today. Victimhood is now couched in the term “gender relations.”
Panhel’s next move should be to broadly encourage women, particularly greek women, to join the conversation. In the past, sorority women have remained silent about sexist practices for fear of being ostracized. This aspect of campus culture must change. Instead of holding an open forum on gender relations, Panhel should go from sorority to sorority, attending chapter meetings. Having a member of their own peer community lead the discussion would make sorority women much more open and honest about their own experiences.
