Alleged rape victim sues College of Charleston, Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity

[TexasTowelie]

A former College of Charleston student is suing the school and the fraternity that hosted a party in August where she was allegedly disrobed, served drugs and alcohol, and raped while one of her attackers recorded the assault on his cellphone.

The lawsuit, filed Friday in the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas, accuses C of C, its Board of Trustees, the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity and its Chi Omicron chapter of negligence for failing to "take proper precautions" or "develop adequate policies and procedures" that would have ensured the young woman's safety on the night she was allegedly raped.

The woman was a 17-year-old freshman at C of C at the time of her alleged assault in August. She is seeking unspecified damages for her "serious personal injuries" that have required hospitalization, doctor's care and other treatment, according to the lawsuit. The Post and Courier does not name victims of alleged sex crimes.

"They allowed this environment to occur," said Nathan Hughey, attorney for the woman, regarding C of C and Alpha Epsilon Pi. "A responsible national chapter would never allow a chapter to exist that was that far off base from what was safe and healthy and what a fraternity should be about."

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[HassleCat]

1. My college was fine.

Frats were a very small part of campus life, and there were only a couple rowdy frats.

[TexasTowelie]

2. There were only four frats where I went to school, but Greek life

involved nearly a third of the campus. The sororities did not have houses, but the frats were on campus. Drinking was common in all of them while heavier drug usage was present in two of the four (to the best of my knowledge). However, I only heard stories about rape in reference to one of the frats and it was all hearsay so I don't know if it was true. I think that all of the frats evolved about the issues of hazing and sexual assault during the 90s while it wasn't addressed or discussed elsewhere about a decade later.