Closets of a College Town

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The Pennsylvania State University
Old Main Building, as it looks from College Avenue. [1]

Dear "Old State" is somewhat of a mecca for students, giving many young adults their first opportunity to escape home and experience the excitement of college life and living on one's own.






A night football game at Beaver Stadium.






Athletics and Tailgating
Traditional tailgates at University Park for Penn State football games.




















Example incidents of alcohol-lubricated harassment and discrimination.
***Disclaimer: Videos may be loud and contain sexual content, swears, and slurs.***

The following is a short documentary on sexual harassment at Penn State and was completed in 2007 as a project for a Women Studies class. Although the dialogue is specifically centered around sexual harassment, the video is representative of an average Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night in downtown State College. The video includes sexual language and harassment that may be offensive.

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The next video documents harassment at the Pike (Pi Kappa Alpha) Fraternity after a football game with Ohio State in 2007. The party is representative of an average weekend fraternity party at Penn State. Although the incident centers around school rivalry (and the victims are members of the Ohio State Pike chapter), the assault with full cans of beer and extensive verbal harassment could easily be construed as something more personal. The fraternity was suspended shortly after this incident. The short video contains swears and slurs against gender and sexual orientation that may be offensive.

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Fraternities and Sororities


Homecoming Parade as it passes the intersection of College Ave & South Allen St. [2]





The Interfraternity Council / Panhellenic Dance Marathon, which benefits the Four Diamonds Fund.


Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Phi, and Kappa Alpha Psi performed selections from "The Wedding Singer" in 2009 and took first place in Greek Sing.[3]


Participants at the Interfraternity Council / Panhellenic Dance Marathon, performing their traditional, hourly dance.

























Pike's fraternity video



Intersections with LGBTQA Communities

References and Sources

  1. ↑ Attributed to: George Chriss. "Old Main Building 2006." Photo. 7 July 2006. Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0. Retrieved 18 February 2010, from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penn_state_old_main_summer.jpg.
  2. ↑ Attributed to: Rick Zhuang. "Homecoming Parade 2005." Photo. 28 October 2005. Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0. Retrieved 4 March 2010, from http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/57087024_766d9bc60d.jpg.
  3. ↑ Attributed to: Tina Hay. "Greek Sing 2009." Photo. The Penn Stater Magazine. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2010, from http://pennstatermag.com/category/campus-events/


Contact Information

Name: Eric V. Patridge, Ph.D.
Email: eric.patridge@gmail.com

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