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Hazing Warning Signs
While some activities are easily defined as hazing, others are not. Answering the following questions will help you decide whether the activity in question is an appropriate new member education activity.
1. Is this activity an educational experience?
2. Does this activity promote and conform to the ideals and values of the fraternity?
3. Will this activity increase feelings of friendship between new and initiated members of the chapter?
4. Do new and initiated members participate together in all activities?
5. Would you be willing to allow parents to witness this activity? A judge? The College/University President?
6. Would you be willing to defend the merit of this activity in a court of law?
7. Does the activity meet both the spirit and letter of the standards prohibiting hazing?
If you answer "NO" to any of these questions, it's probably hazing!
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Alternatives to Hazing
DEVELOP CHAPTER UNITY
Involve new members in chapter committees, have active/new member class retreats, play sports with mixed teams of new and initated members.
PROMOTE SCHOLARSHIP
Utilize tutoring services, designate quiet hours on the floor, invite college speakers to discuss test-taking skills, study methods, etc.
INSTILL A SENSE OF BROTHERHOOD
Plan special events for the entire chapter, e.g., attend a movie, play, or a professional sports game, go hiking or biking, etc.
BUILD AWARENESS OF CHAPTER HISTORY
Invite older alumnus to talk about chapter's early days.
DEVELOP LEADERSHIP
Assign new members to a committee, encourage participation in other campus activities, and utilize campus leadership workshops and retreats
INVOLVE NEW MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY
Visit a nursing home or youth center. Get involved in volunteer service activities.
POSITION STATEMENTS, RESOLUTIONS & EXPECTATIONS OF HAZING
Association of Fraternity Advisors
Fraternity Executives Association
Fraternal Information & Programming Group
North-American Interfraternity Conference
National Pan-hellenic Council, Inc.
National Panhellenic Conference
FRATERNITY/RISK MANAGEMENT RELATED
FRMT, Ltd.
Kirklin & Company, LLC
HAZING WEBSITE LINKS
Hank Nuwer's Unofficial Clearinghouse to Track Hazing Deaths & Incidents
Stop Hazing- Education to Eliminating Hazing
Hazing Law
National Hazing Prevention Week
Inside Hazing
Mothers Against School Hazing
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Tips to Avoid Hazing & Have a Productive New Member Education Program
100 Ways to Create Good Members without Hazing
Definitions of Hazing: A Thesis by Chad W. Ellsworth
Fraternity Executives Association Position of Hazing
Hazing on Campus: An AFA Resource Publication
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"Hazing on Trial" DVD
In "Hazing on Trial," Dave Westol does an outstanding job of keeping the attention of his audience with his wit and wisdom while still having an impact to encourage change in chapters engaged in hazing "traditions". Dave will take you through the events leading to the hazing death of a pledge. He does this by taking you inside the chapter house and introducing you to the players involved in the incident. The next step is clarifying why hazing happens and, most importantly, what replaces it. To order a copy of the DVD, send a written request with a check made payable to HRH/Kirklin & Co. in the amount of $12.00 for each DVD orderet to:
HRH/Kirklin & Co., LLC/Attn: Amber Scardina
P.O. Box 540673
Omaha, NE 68154
http://www.kirklin.com/hazing_dvd.htm
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