CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 22 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release:

Katie Frick had traveled from Florida to the University of Virginia, but after a few months on Grounds, she felt lost.

She'd tried to join some of the University's most sought-after student-run organizations, but didn't get accepted.

"I faced a lot of rejection from the special status organizations, like Honor, UJC," she said, referring to the Honor Committee and the University Judiciary Committee, perhaps the pinnacle of student self-governance on Grounds. She had no luck with Student Council or business clubs, either, but did find a home at the University Programs Council. Still, the other rejections stung.

"I felt like I wasn't enough," sh...