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| HazingPrevention.Org Newsletter |
October 2008
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NHPW & First Year A Success
Hundreds of campuses and organizations observed National Hazing Prevention Week this fall, and more will observe it during other times of the year. Please let us know what you did for NHPW here. You can also complete a survey about NHPW and the resource guide you received as a member of a sponsoring organization. Your feedback helps us continue to provide quality educational resources to meet your needs. We are already planning next year's resource.
HazingPrevention.Org is just over a year old, and we are so proud of what we've been able to accomplish so far. With the help of our generous sponsors and volunteers, we are looking forward to an even better year two. Look for our booth at the December AFA Annual Meeting and NASPA in the spring. Stop by to say hi and sign up to volunteer. We couldn't do this work without your help.
I have been hearing from some of you that your hazing reports have been going up over the past year or two, and I feel your frustration. I want to assure you that this is normal, and actually positive. As you raise awareness and educate students, faculty, parents and others about the dangers of hazing, more of them are going to report the practice when they see it occurring. Your efforts are bringing hazing out of the secrecy in which it is shrouded, and into the light of day. I know how easy it is to get discouraged when there are more hazing cases than ever before, but try to see the positive side of this - these problems were always there, but hidden from view. When they are exposed, they can be fought, and future students will not have to face the same problems.
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Support Hazing Prevention
Check out how you can help!
There are many ways to support the work of hazing prevention and this organization. The link below takes you to our website where you can read about all the ways and sign on to volunteer, share a personal story, donate or sign up your campus/organization as a sponsor. Our work would not be possible without the support of our many generous sponsors. Thank you so much to all of our current and past sponsors! One sponsoring organization said, "Our sponsorship provides us tremendous access to
cutting edge hazing resources and conversation. The collective work of
this organization provides more fully developed resources than we could
tackle on our own." Sponsorship renewal time is NOW. Click Here to download the forms for sponsorship or renewal. New sponsorships for 2008-2009 begin on October 1 (though you can sign on at any time throughout the academic year), and go through NHPW 2009. If you have any questions about the various opportunities to support this work, contact us at 303-325-7831 or maxwell@hazingprevention.org
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National Hazing Symposium
Join us December 3rd, 2008!
 The Symposium will take place this fall in conjunction with the Association of Fraternity Advisors Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. The late fee to register has been waived through November 20th, and after that a 25% late charge will be added.
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Anti-Hazing Heroes
More than 70 individuals were nominated for this year's Anti-Hazing Hero Awards. Nominees were students at the high school and college levels, military personnel, parents, teachers and others.
Cash prizes and plaques will be presented to the winners at this year's National Hazing Symposium on Dec. 3rd in Denver, CO. Go here to read more about this year's winners.
Congratulations to:
Bill Gibson, Sigma Nu, Univ. of Montana
Jacob Lopez,TKE, Cal Poly - SLO
Christina Covington, National President,
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
Andrew Righter, TKE, Cal Poly - SLO
Wallace McKinney, SAE, Auburn Univ.
NHPW Essay Contest Winners
Nearly 170 essays were submitted for this year's contest. Entries came from high schools, colleges and the military, and from 36 states and six foreign countries! From the deluge of entries, the selection committee has chosen the top three to receive a cash prize and be published on our website.
Congratulations to:
1st: Elisabeth Grado, Texas Christian
2nd: Tenley Eakin, Princeton University
3rd: Anonymous, UMass - Amherst
Honorable Mention: Courtney Tran, UCLA
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National Hazing Prevention Week Webinar
Nearly 200 professionals from across the country participated in our webinar program on September 23 entitled: "A Hazing Death: Five Years Later &
Ten Lessons Learned"
COST: $50 Register Now It's not too late to take advantage of this educational opportunity.
The program was recorded, and can still be viewed. Go to our website to
register and we will provide a link to the program, and the wealth of
supplementary materials that accompanied it. Presenters: Allison Swick-Duttine, Director of Fraternity/Sorority Life Steve Matthews, Dean of Students Jerry Lottie, Assistant Chief of University Police The program focused on how one campus was able to get students to hold each other accountable, turn hazing investigations over to campus police, provide more effective education and sanctioning and change the hazing culture on their campus. |
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Our work wouldn't be possible without those of you out on the front-lines educating, supporting and utilizing our resources within the scope of your work. Please let us know what needs you have, and how we can help.
Sincerely,
Tracy Maxwell
HazingPrevention.Org
email: maxwell@hazingprevention.org
phone: 303-325-7831
web: http://www.hazingprevention.org
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