On June 11th 2017, President Barron appointed a Greek Life task force who are "responsible for bringing the details of the new Greek-Letter community critical measures to fruition, and measuring the effectiveness of each on the community" according to a statement issued by the University on the matter.

He appointed five very qualified members including:

• Thomas G. Poole, vice president for administration and chair of the response team
• Damon Sims, vice president for Student Affairs
• Zack Moore, vice president for Government and Community Relations
• Keith Morris, chief, University Police and Public Safety
• Frank T. Guadagnino, associate general counsel

Read those five names one more time and tell me what is missing from that list...

There is not one single woman on this task force.

President Barron has made it very clear he is taking a strong standpoint with Greek Life, and while I may not agree with that decision or the mindset behind it, that is not my choice to make.

Barron has said that there needs to be measures to fix "the problem is particularly vexing among fraternities and sororities across the country because the self-governance model of Greek life has failed to bring an end to excessive drinking, hazing, sexual assault and overly large disruptive gatherings within their organizations"

Although the incident with Tim Piazza happened at a fraternity, by association sororities are feeling the wrath of it as well, and Barron has made it clear they are at fault as well. So we are going to punish sororities, make them follow the same guidelines and put them under the same task force, but not appoint a single woman to be on that task force?

Excessive Drinking? That's a women's issue.

In case you've forgotten, when people drink in copious amounts (i.e men) and you put them in a room with females (i.e not just at fraternities, anywhere) there is more likely to be sexual assault. How can a man know the situation a woman is in? How to handle it? What to say? The next steps to take? He simply cannot.

Having a woman as a sounding board is a vital aspect to any successful task force.

Hazing?That's a women's issue.

When hazing happens in Greek Organizations, because I'm not going to lie to you and say each organization cannot decide to govern itself as it chooses, it happens differently to women then men. Expecting men to be able to see and sort this without the input of a women is absurd.

Sexual Assault? That's a women's issue.

While I am the biggest advocate for the only way that we can eliminate rape and sexual assault is by the efforts of men and women combined, President Barron is kind of forgetting a vital aspect in this mix: WOMEN.

How can you tell me a force of five men are equipped and able to deal with a situation that almost exclusively affects women?

Let me make it clear, these are all women's issues.

Let's also not forget this fact: sexual assault and rapes are prevalent and overwhelming on college campuses, especially Penn State.On average I receive 3-5 "Forcible Sexual Offense" notifications on my phone— weekly. This action happens far more than over drinking, hazing or the two combined.

Every. Single. Day. Sexual Assault happens at Penn State as well as thousands of other campuses, nationwide. Yet the last time President Barron has addressed his "Call to Action" to end sexual assault was in 2015.

I'm tired of never having a seat at the table because women's issues are not regarded as important enough— and I'm tired of President Barron never giving women a seat. Not only do we pay to have a seat at this table, we deserve it.