Is Lehigh University Safe?

Bill_Marsh
Wed, 12 Jan 2022 03:45:06 +0000

lehigh_2026_mk:

Coming from a freshman girl that just completed my first semester:

Lehigh isn’t as safe as I was led to believe, but isn’t necessarily dangerous the way city schools are. The frats are pretty dangerous for girls. Most weekends I hear rumors of rape, sexual assault, spiking, etc. There are frats known to add xanax/adderall to the alcohol provided. There is a large party culture and coke is surprisingly common (at least by my standards! haha)

The area of Bethlehem is fine during the day but nicknamed “sketchlehem” by Lehigh’s (somewhat sheltered) student body. I wouldn’t venture off campus at night. My friends have been followed walking home from parties alone on campus.

Wow! The president made an attempt to clean up the widely publicized problem with frat parties a few years ago. Some fraternities were suspended even in the face of alumni complaints. Sounds like he was unsuccessful and that it’s the same old, same old.

Are you planning to return?