--- description: Temporary suspension of fraternity activities title: UVA Rape: Rolling Stone Article Prompts Suspension of Fraternities image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Report of Campus Rapes Prompts Backlash at University of Virginia by [Eliza Gray](/author/eliza-gray/) ## Eliza Gray Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 3:14 PM CUT by [Eliza Gray](/author/eliza-gray/) ## Eliza Gray Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 3:14 PM CUT A [chilling story](http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/a-rape-on-campus-20141119 "undefined") about a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house has prompted a backlash from students and faculty—the early signs of a response from the university. UVA President Teresa Sullivan suspended fraternity and sorority activities on Saturday until Jan. 9\. Top university leaders will meet Tuesday to discuss policies and procedures to handle sexual assault at UVA. Phi Kappa Psi, the fraternity where the rape depicted in the _Rolling Stone_ article allegedly took place, is under local police investigation. And the fraternity’s national organization will launch its own investigation, the [Washington _Post_](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/u-va-president-suspends-fraternities-until-jan-9-in-wake-of-rape-allegations/2014/11/22/023d3688-7272-11e4-8808-afaa1e3a33ef%5Fstory.html "undefined") reports. UVA’s response comes after a backlash from faculty and public officials in Virginia. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner and Gov. Terry McAuliffe have both spoken on the matter. And [a letter from 127 faculty members](http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx%5Ffactor/2014/11/21/uva%5Fsexual%5Fassault%5Fallegations%5Fin%5Frolling%5Fstone%5Fstudents%5Fand%5Ffaculty%5Frespond.html "undefined"), published by _Slate_, called for a freeze on all Greek-life activity. “We are all heartbroken and enraged after reading Wednesday’s article in _Rolling Stone_,” the letter said. “The extreme violence that was reported is shocking and demands an unequivocal response that we will not tolerate violence against our students.” **MORE:** [The sexual assault crisis on American campuses](http://time.com/100542/the-sexual-assault-crisis-on-american-campuses/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3602179/uva-rape-rolling-stone-response/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3602179/uva-rape-rolling-stone-response/"},"headline":"Report of Campus Rapes Prompts Backlash at University of Virginia","datePublished":"2014-11-24T15:14:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:21.507Z","description":"Temporary suspension of fraternity activities","url":"https://time.com/3602179/uva-rape-rolling-stone-response/","keywords":["Living","Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Gray","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-gray/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3602179/uva-rape-rolling-stone-response/","name":"Report of Campus Rapes Prompts Backlash at University of Virginia"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"My Rapist Is Still on Campus: Sexual Assault in the Ivy League","description":"In April, 23 Columbia and Barnard students filed a federal Title IX complaint alleging that the University mishandled sexual assault cases","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/o8izpqKu/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-05-14T14:51:05.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/o8izpqKu.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3602179/uva-rape-rolling-stone-response/","duration":"PT6M50S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3602179/uva-rape-rolling-stone-response/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```