Ohio State College (OSU) and the College of Utah (U of U) have been pushed into the highlight following quite a few stories of rape submitted in January.

The U of U introduced Monday in a letter to college students that it was suspending all social actions at fraternities and sororities for 2 weeks. The choice follows two college students coming ahead to report that that they had been sexually assaulted whereas collaborating in Greek Life occasions.

The primary report was from a feminine pupil who said that she was raped final September at a "wine Wednesday" social gathering at a fraternity home. A second pupil got here ahead this week to report that they had been raped at a special fraternity home social gathering in December.

In mild of the stories, the U of U said: "We stand with these survivors. In case you are a survivor of sexual assault, please know that it isn't your fault and there are assets to help you."

The Salt Lake Metropolis-based college additionally added that it might be imposing sanctions on all Greek organizations which might be formally related to the varsity, in response to The Salt Lake Tribune.

"Fraternities and sororities have operated adjoining to our campus for greater than 100 years," the U of U assertion continued. "These impartial organizations have been allowed to affiliate with the college with the understanding that they'll serve the higher good of the campus neighborhood."

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The College of Utah has been grappling with a pair of sexual assaults that have been reported in January. Right here, the doorway to the college may be seen. iStock/Getty

Over 1,700 miles away, sexual assault continues to be a major drawback at Ohio State College.

In January, OSU reported seven cases of rape or sexual assault, in response to regulation enforcement logs. 5 of the incidents occurred in January, with two different survivors coming ahead about assaults that occurred final August and December.

This brings the full variety of reported sexual assaults at OSU to 77 in 2021, in response to statistics from college police.

OSU has not but launched a press release on the current allegations. Nonetheless, the college police web site states that "sexual assaults, together with date/acquaintance rape, are a really critical concern," and gives assets for survivors of assault.

WCMH-TV reported that crime charges had been happening on OSU's campus in all classes apart from sexual assaults.

The Clery Act, which requires U.S. universities to report yearly statistics on crime, said that rapes had been growing at OSU yearly approaching the top of the last decade.

This contains 93 reported rapes in 2018, 118 in 2019, and 134 in 2020. Nonetheless, 2021's 77 reported assaults really marked a major drop within the variety of on-campus rapes for OSU in comparison with the spike seen the prior three years.

Rape and sexual assault proceed to be a major drawback in school campuses throughout the USA.

The Rape, Abuse & Incest Nationwide Community (RAINN) states that "13 p.c of all college students expertise rape or sexual assault by way of bodily power, violence, or incapacitation."

Monitoring the true variety of assaults on faculty campuses stays tough as a result of hesitance of victims to report the assault. "Solely 20% of feminine pupil victims, age 18-24, report back to regulation enforcement," RAINN said.

Newsweek has reached out to the U of U and OSU for remark.