Update 9/2/09:
VCU's Director of Communications, Pam Lepley sent an e-mail to CBS 6's Mark Holmberg Wednesday, in response his story.
Lepley says a new student organization has been created called The Sex Club at VCU. It has not posted any information on the student organization Web site, yet.
According to the school, the group says its purpose is to hold open discussions about safe and healthy sex.
The group did not reserve the Forum for it's advertised meeting and may have plans to meet somewhere else.
Original 9/1/09:
Fliers on Virginia Commonwealth University's campus advertising a meeting for a brand-new "VCU Sex Club" has prompted some questions and stirred some interest.
"We thought it could be interesting," said VCU student Laura Sena, who saw the flier while visiting Monroe Park.
Other students told CBS-6 they saw the flier posted on a bulletin board in the Student Commons. All fliers posted there must be approved and stamped before being posted, and this one was, CBS-6 learned.
"First meeting of the new VCU Sex Club student organization," the flier proclaimed. "Wednesday, Sept. 2nd, 7-9 p.m. in the VCU Commons Forum room." The flier also showed the symbols for heterosexual relationships, gay relationships and a transgendered symbol.
VCU public relations director Pam Lepley said the university is checking to see if the student organization officially exists. There are more than 300 recognized student organizations, she said. The Forum Room hasn't been booked for that time by an organization by that name, she said.
College sex clubs or sexuality clubs are fairly common. Even religious-based schools like the University of Portland of a student organization that "seeks to build community and understanding" between gay and straight students.
But an online seach for "college sex clubs" also show they can be part of the internet world of casual sex, and may have no direct link to the universities in those areas.
Sena said she hadn't considered the idea that the fliers could be part of a hoax. She and fellow student Jenny Platt were thinking about attending the meeting.
"Nobody knows what it's about," Platt said. "So it's like, well, is it (sex) addicts? Or is it, like, you know, educating people on safety ?"
Several students cracked jokes about the scheduled meeting, saying they were anxious to sign up and bragging about their qualifications. But most said they hoped the club - if it's real - has loftier goals.
"When I first thought about it," student Taylor Guardia said, "I thought sexual awareness, like just talking about it and getting it out there."
VCU's Lepley said they should figure out exactly what 's going on Wednesday.
VCU's Director of Communications, Pam Lepley sent an e-mail to CBS 6's Mark Holmberg Wednesday, in response his story.
Lepley says a new student organization has been created called The Sex Club at VCU. It has not posted any information on the student organization Web site, yet.
According to the school, the group says its purpose is to hold open discussions about safe and healthy sex.
The group did not reserve the Forum for it's advertised meeting and may have plans to meet somewhere else.
Original 9/1/09:
Fliers on Virginia Commonwealth University's campus advertising a meeting for a brand-new "VCU Sex Club" has prompted some questions and stirred some interest.
"We thought it could be interesting," said VCU student Laura Sena, who saw the flier while visiting Monroe Park.
Other students told CBS-6 they saw the flier posted on a bulletin board in the Student Commons. All fliers posted there must be approved and stamped before being posted, and this one was, CBS-6 learned.
"First meeting of the new VCU Sex Club student organization," the flier proclaimed. "Wednesday, Sept. 2nd, 7-9 p.m. in the VCU Commons Forum room." The flier also showed the symbols for heterosexual relationships, gay relationships and a transgendered symbol.
VCU public relations director Pam Lepley said the university is checking to see if the student organization officially exists. There are more than 300 recognized student organizations, she said. The Forum Room hasn't been booked for that time by an organization by that name, she said.
College sex clubs or sexuality clubs are fairly common. Even religious-based schools like the University of Portland of a student organization that "seeks to build community and understanding" between gay and straight students.
But an online seach for "college sex clubs" also show they can be part of the internet world of casual sex, and may have no direct link to the universities in those areas.
Sena said she hadn't considered the idea that the fliers could be part of a hoax. She and fellow student Jenny Platt were thinking about attending the meeting.
"Nobody knows what it's about," Platt said. "So it's like, well, is it (sex) addicts? Or is it, like, you know, educating people on safety ?"
Several students cracked jokes about the scheduled meeting, saying they were anxious to sign up and bragging about their qualifications. But most said they hoped the club - if it's real - has loftier goals.
"When I first thought about it," student Taylor Guardia said, "I thought sexual awareness, like just talking about it and getting it out there."
VCU's Lepley said they should figure out exactly what 's going on Wednesday.
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