Yesterday I read "My Sorority Pledge? I Swore Off Sisterhood," an article in the New York Times by a woman in her early forties who has avoided making female friends as a result of a traumatic experience she suffered in college. She describes joining a sorority and being date-raped during a frat party early in her freshman year. The sorority sisters summarily booted her out because the rape became known and embarrassed them. As a result, she lost her trust in women, especially what she thinks of as "women in packs." She has daughters and wonders how her feelings might affect them. The article certainly made me reflect on my own experiences with women in groups.
