This month and next month, many families are dropping off college freshmen. There are college sponsored orientation activities, rush events for those inclined towards fraternity and sorority life, dorm games and of course standing in line for hours to buy books. Part of this process is tasteless and silly behavior by college students, including fraternity brothers. At Old Dominion University, a fraternity put up banners welcoming freshmen girls and their moms.

The banners — reading “Rowdy And Fun! Hope your baby girl is ready for a good time,” “Freshman daughter drop off” and “Go ahead and drop off mom too” — which have since been removed, have shaken students and administrators alike. The sexually suggestive posters appeared to target incoming female freshmen at the Norfolk, Va., university.

That would have resulted in a “don’t drink the punch at a fraternity party” lecture from my dad. Who was a rather protective old school dad that trusted his daughter to have a brain and make good choices. This expectation is perhaps too much like common sense for most college students and administrators it seems.