Last week's North Carolina State University Greek Week introduced me to an organization that has done amazing work across North Carolina for battered women and their children.

Fraternities 4 Families donates necessary supplies such as household items, food, and gas to agencies that shelter women who have experienced domestic violence and sexual assault. These women are stuck in situations that leave them out of options and sometimes even out of a home.

I found that the statistics involving domestic violence and sexual assault are shocking:

1 in 2 women have experienced some sort of sexual violence in their lives.

1 in 4 men experience violence from their partners in their lifetime.

1 in 4 women were sexually abused before the age of 18. And 1 in 6 men have experienced this as well.

These are just some of the staggering numbers that have become our society's reality. Due to the sexual assault issues surrounding Greek Life, I find it it imperative that the Greek community stands up to domestic and sexual violence and encourages others to do the same. A campaign publicized by Twitter hashtags and Facebook shares could bring enough attention and donations to the Fraternities 4 Families organization in order help those who need supplies and resources right now.

I encourage you to do whatever you can, whether it be visiting or forwarding the Make a Donation page to your friends or family, or contributing to the social media campaign.

Please raise your voice, start the conversation, and tell your friends and family that you are for #fraternities4family and against domestic violence.