“Hopefully it will start a more fruitful conversation on campus, especially within the Greek community.” The event is just one example of the University community working to better engage men in interpersonal violence prevention. “The goal is to engage a community that hasn’t addressed the issue as m uch, uch,”” Witty said. About 80 people participated in the march, which ra ised mon ey for t he Oran ge County R ape Cri sis Center. Junior Jack Witty, service and philanthropy cochairman for Sigma Phi, said men were asked to wear high heels during the march, but heels were not man man-datory. “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” a march around McCorkle and Polk Places, was held by Sigma Phi Societyand Alpha Chi Omega sorority to start a discus sion about how male students can work against gender violence. He sound of hundreds of heels on the brick walkways of Polk Polk Place preluded a serious con versation about interpersonal violence violence prevention last Thursday. Stepping in to advocacy As the conversation continues continues about sexual assault on campus, more groups are pushing for men to get involved in interperson interpersonal al violence prevention By Carolyn Coons, Staff Writer Men wearing women’s shoes line up in Polk Place last Thursday during Sigma Phi and Alpha Chi Omega’s “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” march to benefit the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 THE DTH PRESENTS A SPECIAL PAGE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.

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