"I thought it was important as fraternity men that we are the difference, and show that we stand up for something because this is a big issue, and important, and we do care about it, said Matt McCarthy."īeing the difference is not just a college motto. The pledge is a personal commitment for many of these young men to not only stand up - but take action. "Personally, I was sexually assaulted in the past so it has always been something very dear to me," stated one Kappa Sigma member. The students were never criminally charged, but the case prompted the university to make changes in the way reports of sexual assaults are handled on campus. "Its obviously a problem in all campuses, but for us to try and share something in our campus definitely has made not only Marquette see - that people want to make change."Ī few years ago Marquette University came under fire after four student athletes were accused of raping a female student during a dorm party in 2011.
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