Violence and womenI think our discussion went well. We had a small group of about six people, but three of us were leaders, so we had a lot to talk about. We each went around and asked a question because we didn't have time to discuss them all. But that didn't matter because the other leaders had similar questions to me. I managed to get different answers from others in the group for three of my four questions. My first question asked why rape was so much more common among college students than among the entire rest of the population. The group thought that college is the first time people discover alcohol and sexuality and they want to do as many experiments as possible. It's also the first time most college students are on their own without guidance from their parents, which could likely affect their decision-making for the worse. Even a college campus has an atmosphere more conducive to rape and sexual harassment. Every evening students drink a lot, go to discos or dance parties, while older people have families to look after, work and more responsibilities. For someone older, being accused of rape could ruin their life and most men wouldn't want to take that risk. This leads to my next question about fraternities as high-risk environments for rape and why we tolerate this behavior. 25% of college women experience sexual harassment or rape, and 10% of college rapes occur in fraternities. A study was conducted on college campuses on the difference between fraternities at low and high risk of sexual assault or rape. The students were asked to identify which ones they were and they could easily recognize it. So my question was: If everyone knows about these differences, why do men and women participate in activities that support rape culture when they see its injustices? The group's first response was that we probably turn our cheeks at such behavior. We don't think it could happen to us or the people we are in contact with. We started talking about the differences between the parties, but I think it was difficult for everyone to directly relate to the situation because Washington College is not like that.