To the Editor:
I was saddened to read about the continued personification of Dartmouth College as an institution which still embraces the notion that it is all right to portray women as objects for the fraternity man's sexual conquests. This is not new behavior -- and was present in the mid 1970s when I visited the campus. Women at that time who were matriculating students were referred to as "Co-Hogs," a term I found repulsive. I had hoped that with the introduction of women into Dartmouth as academic equals that this behavior would lessen. What the brothers of both Psi Upsilon and Zeta Psi fraternity fail to recognize is that this type of behavior is not appropriate in any part of society today. Period. Sexual harassment can result in losing one's job -- not to mention potential lawsuits, etc. Residing in a collegiate environment does not entitle one to special rights. Derecognition of a fraternity is not just limited to Dartmouth -- but has been performed at my alma maters, University of Vermont and Yale University, for much of the same reason.
