UBC frat parties come to an end amid safety concerns
Posted February 25, 2020 5:05 pm.
Last Updated February 25, 2020 11:14 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – UBC Fraternities are putting an end to open social events at frat houses amid safety concerns.
This comes after a professor tweeted a number of female students were drugged at parties last fall.
In October, Doctor Marina Adshade claimed one of her students was hospitalized after she was allegedly drugged at a Vancouver bar.
One of my students spent the weekend in the hospital after being drugged in a Vancouver bar on Friday night. On Saturday morning there were six (6!!) women with her who had been drugged in the fraternities on UBC campus.
And people ask me why I am opposed to the frat houses?
— Dr. Marina Adshade (@MarinaAdshade) October 1, 2019
The UBC professor’s tweets sparked a conversation on social media about safety at fraternities, with some saying they should be banned.
Vice President of Students Ainsley Carry had confirmed the University had received information about the alleged druggings via Twitter and led to an investigation by University RCMP.
“At the time of this request, I can confirm UBC RCMP have not received any complaints of druggings last weekend,” Ainsley Carry says. “I can also confirm that UBC Campus Security has not received any reports of druggings over the weekend in the Fraternity Village.”
Social events and parties hosted by UBC fraternities were suspended during the investigations
Since then RCMP had said they never found any evidence the allegations were true.
UBC Interfraternities Council declined NEWS 1130’s requests for an interview.
