“Thousands of University of Virginia students, cups in hand, swarmed across the blacktop as the raucous party reached its peak Saturday night, the crowds stretching a quarter mile down Wertland Street under a near-full August moon … Block Party — the off-campus, unsanctioned bash that is the unofficial start to the school year for many students — was alive and well this past weekend, despite U-Va. administration efforts to discourage freshmen and athletes from attending following persistent problems with underage drinking, rowdy behavior and sexual assaults.” …
And, the same night…
http://www.nbc29.com/story/32804341/uva-alerting-students-about-reported-rape
The rape was the previous night.
One of the reasons why the out of control block party in the street arose was because fraternities were told they were not supposed to have any parties that weekend.