West Virginia's Greek community participates in MTV safe sex campaign

The fraternities and sororities at West Virginia University (WVU) recently contributed to the school's student health center the involvement in the MTV-sponsored Wrap It Up campaign. A sexual health event was hosted at the university, which included free screenings for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Greek community participated in the campus-based event and its members spoke with fellow students about sexual health, according to the academic institution's newspaper. The Condom Caravan was also parked on school grounds, and was selling the contraceptives for $1.

Sera Mathew, a graduate assistant from the student health center, stated that "the event [was] different than other safe sex events since students were getting information from other WVU students rather than the university." She added that "since the Greek are students who [are] showing they care about safe sex, other students may take it more seriously."

While campus-based sexual health campaigns can prove beneficial for college students, this population is still among the largest at-risk age groups in the U.S. For instance, each year, for every 100,000 people who are diagnosed with chlamydia, more than 4,200 cases are among those aged 20 to 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.