Mother approved." The Western University chapter was established in 1947. There has been no visible response from the fraternity, women who spoke to CBC said. The sorority council added it is taking the incident "very seriously," it believes "every single woman involved" and encourages people to refrain from speaking about the incident with others within their sororities or fraternities in order to avoid gossip. "All sorority presidents have met regarding this issue and have collectively decided to cancel all events with Zeta, indefinitely, and are discouraging members from attending any events at their house." In a memo obtained by CBC News, the sorority council wrote to its member sororities in the wake of the party and drugging allegations: What role do Western University's fraternities have in ending gender-based violence?.The Panhellenic Council, which oversees sororities at Western University, is also investigating, but declined to comment. The woman reported the incident to London police, who told CBC they are still investigating. CBC News has seen the results of the drug test. The results showed the presence of an opioid that she said she did not take. She said a doctor told her to come in right away, and tested her urine. The woman eventually called Western student health services. They refused again two days later when she went in to get a doctor's note for her professors, she said. While at the hospital, the woman said, she was told by a doctor and nurses there were other women from the same party, and she has talked to at least one other who believes she was drugged as well.Īccording to the woman, doctors at University Hospital, part of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), refused to do a drug test that night to help her figure out what, if anything, may have been slipped into her drink. It comes after four women made formal complaints about being sexually assaulted at the London, Ont., university and there have been allegations of many more assaults. WATCH | Western students walked out last fall to protest misogyny and alleged rape culture:ĭuration 2:08 Thousands of students at Western University walked out of classes Friday to protest misogyny and rape culture, and support survivors of sexual violence on campus. "There was the walkout, a lot of stuff on social media discouraging that kind of behaviour, and then it happens again." "I was really shocked that this happened after the increased awareness in September," the woman who believes she was drugged told CBC News. The sororities and fraternities aren't officially affiliated with the university, but their members are exclusively Western students. "All gender-based and sexual violence is deplorable and we won't tolerate it," Chris Alleyne, one of Western's associate vice-presidents, said in a statement to CBC this week.Īlleyne added that "everyone must play a part in addressing this societal problem and preventing this kind of violence from happening at all." That led to a police investigation, a rally by thousands to protest misogyny and rape culture on campus, and calls that the university come up with ways to help combat gender-based and sexual violence. The party was held four months after multiple Western University students reported being drugged during orientation week in residence. Consent courses, training about campus sexual violence exist, but students and experts say more is needed."The only way to deter this kind of behaviour and stop it is for the school to clamp down hard on these people because if they're allowed to get away with it, if they don't see any consequences, they could potentially perpetrate this again." "This has to be taken seriously," said the woman. She also said she has no memory of much of the night, but believes a drug was slipped into her drink. The woman, who didn't want her name used for fear of retaliation, said friends eventually called an ambulance to take her to hospital because she was incoherent, something she said she has never experienced before when drinking. One woman told CBC she attended the party and had four or five drinks. Sorority women and their friends were also invited. The house party at Zeta Psi house, located at 116 Mill Street in downtown London, featured an open bar. It was held to celebrate which men would be let into the fraternity, with only Zeta Psi men allowed to attend. Investigations are underway into a January frat party in London, Ont., where several women allege they were drugged and had to be taken to hospital, CBC News has learned.
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