If I'd have known about it, I probably would have been a part of it, actually. She said she understood it to be a way to honor the seniors, by volunteering for the licks. VMI officials are out to eradicate that behavior this year. Commandant Jim Joyner said the corps will be reminded of that rule, as well as some others. Sexual intercourse, any form of consensual sexual activity illegal in Virginia, and any form of physical contact that can produce sexual gratification are prohibited.
Violations mean expulsion.
After leaving VMI, Jolin kept up with school news through her friend Green. Only once did life at VMI get scary, Jolin said. A senior known for his penchant for harassing the women stopped her in the barracks one day. Jolin said she was afraid, because the senior kept his hand over his name tag, a sign to her that he knew he could get in trouble for what he was about to do. When it began to get ugly, another senior stepped out of his room and intervened.