I tried to ask students at my university whether women are adequately protected from sexual misconduct in Greek life. The post was removed.
I’m a student at ASU, and today I posted on r/ASU asking whether students think the university does enough to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct connected to Greek life.
I didn’t name any fraternity, accused anyone, or identify victims. I actually went out of my way to say that nobody should share identifying information or anything they were uncomfortable discussing.
The post got several comments before moderators removed it.
I checked the subreddit rules afterward, which I’m attaching here, and I genuinely cannot identify which posted rule my post violated. It was civil, directly related to ASU, and was simply asking students whether they trust campus police, Title IX, Greek-life administration, and the university’s reporting systems.
I’ve messaged the moderators asking for an explanation, so I’m not going to pretend I know why it was removed. And to be clear I know that this is not the same as ASU itself censoring me.
But I’m still frustrated.
Students should be allowed to ask: Do we feel safe? Do we trust the systems that are supposed to protect us? Are universities doing enough?
Sexual violence on college campuses is already difficult enough to talk about. Asking whether our institutions are working should not be the controversial part.
Has anyone else had conversations like this shut down at their university?