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Loved this story. Fraternity men at Cal State Sacramento participate in an annual event to raise awareness of sexual assault. It's called "Walk a Mile In Her Shoes." The men put on high heels and march across campus, carrying signs with statistics about sexual assault. The event, sponsored by the campus women's center, will enjoy its third year this May.
Although the event is aimed at all men on campus, the majority of participants were fraternity men. The Greek community made participation in the event a part of their Greek Week. 100 men participated last year, walking in two shifts. It's a fun event with a silly side that helps to raise awareness about sexual assault and domestic violence. Men also get to see how much pain a walk across campus in heels can be.
You can read the whole story here in the student newspaper, The State Hornet. I stole the photo from the Facebook album by Sac State student Nicki Croly (thanks, Nicki!).
What a creative and fun event. Easy to reproduce on any campus, and a great way for fraternity men to dispel some stereotypes by sponsoring an important awareness-raiser with the women's center.
