Question 3

The speaker discusses unspoken rules for women in social spaces at CU, particularly in the fraternity system. They mention how women are often expected to wear less clothing than men at events like frat formals and parties. The speaker believes these rules were created by the fraternity system and have become normalized, contributing to a male-centered environment. They also reflect on their own contribution to these expectations. Okay, going off of that, here at CU, what kind of unspoken rules do you think exist for women in social spaces on campus, and like, where do you think those rules came from? Oh, I mean, I think for me, the first thing that comes to mind is in the fraternity system. For example, I feel like a lot of the time, you know, whether it's at a frat formal where the guys are in long coats that cover their entire body and girls are expected to be in swimwear, yeah, or, you know, at a frat party and a pregame or whatever, I do think there is this expectation of, one, like, your looks are either going to help you or hurt you when it comes to accessing this space, and then also, just like, the norm is to be wearing a significantly less amount of clothing than your male counterparts. Honestly. And do you think these rules came from, like, women putting these expectations on themselves, or do you think that this was a system that was created? I think this is a system that was created, you know. Fraternity men, I mean, they're getting used to be a part of a group. Well, I don't know if that's okay to say. Um, but, I mean, I think the fraternity system in general has definitely set up these rules to a certain degree and have contributed to them. Um, I mean, I also think, I myself can say, like, I've also contributed, but, you know, I think it is those themes that we used to do, like, beanies and bikinis, like, where guys Totally! wear, like, snow vests and beanies while girls wear bikinis and, like, yeah. I mean, like, honestly, first and foremost, like, frat formals. Like, I even recently, I had a friend go into one, and I gave her a dress code of what to wear, and it said, like, for Saturday on the days girls usually run around the hotel in a swimsuit. And do you go in a pool? No, not often. Are you running around all day with a lot of stuff out? Yeah, and, like, we all just think it's normal, so we do it. But when you do look at it from a wider lens, it definitely has a lot of underlying themes of just being male-centered. Yeah, 100%.