ged ▁that ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁story ▁was ▁dis cred ited . ▁Char l ott es ville ▁Police ▁officially ▁susp ended ▁their ▁four - month ▁investigation ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁stating ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁a ▁gang ▁ra pe ▁taking ▁place , ▁and ▁that ▁" there ▁is ▁no ▁substant ive ▁basis ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁account ▁alleg ed ▁in ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁article ." ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Columbia ▁Journal ism ▁Review ▁published ▁a ▁report ▁calling ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁article ▁" a ▁failure " ▁and ▁critic izing ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁actions . ▁That ▁same ▁day , ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁officially ▁ret ract ed ▁the ▁article ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁issued ▁multiple ▁ap ologies ▁for ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁Social ▁frat ern ities ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁social ▁frat ern ities . ▁This ▁list ▁includes ▁active ▁all - male ▁frat ern ities ▁and ▁co ed uc ational ▁frat ern ities ▁that ▁identify ▁themselves ▁primarily ▁as ▁social ▁organizations , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁professional , ▁service , ▁or ▁honor ▁organizations . ▁Several ▁of ▁these ▁frat ern ities ▁were ▁founded ▁much ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁university ' s ▁history , ▁but ▁went ▁in active ▁and ▁were ▁re est ab lished ▁later ▁on . ▁In ▁these ▁cases , ▁the ▁establishment ▁date ▁reflect s ▁the ▁date ▁that ▁the ▁frat ern ity ' s ▁original ▁char ter ▁was ▁granted . ▁ ▁Social ▁sor or ities ▁In ▁addition ▁to