Chivalry on campus may be different, but it doesn’t mean it’s dead.
The men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. held a forum Thursday night in the Zell B. Miller Learning Center to discuss the rules of romance in college.
Five panelists – both men and women – led the forum. John Wood, the vice polemarch of the Zeta Iota chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi moderated the event.
“There’s a lot of talk about how men don’t do the same things they used to,” Wood said. “It’s a common topic on campus, on social media and even on blogs. So we felt that this program was really important to have.”
The discussion focused on the rules of dating and relationships as well as the different expectations men and women have of each other.
The discussions started with each of the panelists defining what chivalry was to them.
“For me, I would say chivalry is just respect, like just respecting who I am as a person and making sure you’re not making me lower my standards,” said panelist Zari Wilson, a freshman mass media arts major from Duluth.
One of the questions the panelists were asked was how realistic are dating and relationship expectations in such a strong college “hookup” culture.
“First, I think it depends on if you’re a part of that hookup culture,” said panelist Candace Haynes, a communications studies major from Stone Mountain. “It’s a choice to be a part of that. And so if you choose to be a part of it, then just know that your code conduct changes.”
Panelist Jomari Jordan, a sophomore mass media arts major from Stone Mountain disagreed.
“Just because college is a hookup culture does not necessarily mean you’re in that culture,” Jordan said.
