Hook Up Culture

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In college, there is a culture that exists all over the country of binge drinking. College is the first time a lot of students are on their own for the first time and have opportunities to consume alcohol. Joining a Greek chapter only creates more opportunities for consuming alcohol in mass quantities. Especially as a new member, many members feel a pressure to drink to fit in or even drink to relax and feel more comfortable in their environment. A study done of Greek organizations found that “there are strong positive associations between fraternity and sorority membership and alcohol use, alcohol use and sexual assault, and fraternities, alcohol, and sexual aggression” (Anderson 88).
The use of alcohol creates this environment of comfortableness …show more content…

“The campus hook up culture limits […] opportunity to practice or engage in traditional dating and long-term committed relationships. As a result they are less experienced in […] paying attention to the ‘warning’ signs of […] emotionally abusive partners” (Abowitz 121). Because of this hook up culture, many people are unaware of what a healthy relationship looks like due to the fact that many students have never been in a relationship, let alone a healthy one. In addition, “several facets of today’s campus hook up culture […] are easily linked to increased romantic risk taking and dating violence” (Abowitz 121). The nature of hookup culture leads to many people putting themselves in situations they may not be comfortable and thus putting themselves in a situation where the potential for abuse …show more content…

This program was created in 2004 to address the high number of incidents of sexual assault affiliated with the University of Maryland’s Greek community. It works to give members an opportunity to discuss the issue of sexual and interpersonal violence, how they can intervene in this situation, and how to support individuals who may be victims. The goals of this program are to develop an understanding, foster a sense of responsibility, and to promote change at a chapter level. This program operates on an individual chapter level by holding group-based discussions surrounding these topics that are an issue in our community and are facilitated by volunteer staff members and graduate students. I believe that this Ten Man and Ten Woman program can be expanded upon to begin to eliminate the barrier of silence in our

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