National Hazing Prevention Week

Monday marks the beginning of National Hazing Prevention Week (September 20-24). Campuses nationwide are hosting speakers, contests, and giving out information regarding hazing and its effects. Here are some ideas for you and your chapter to take a stand as well.

- Actually participate in the hazing prevention activities that may be going on in your campus community.

-Take this time to review and take a look at your Associate Member Program. Be critical, is it really serving its purpose?

- Take a look at the Sigma Nu #40 answers campaign. They took some of the most common excuses for hazing and provided rebuttals. Use these to have a discussion within your chapter. You can find them on twitter if you search for #40answers or you can find some of their blog posts here http://sigmanuhq.wordpress.com/category/hazing

-Make a banner, wear a pin, announce to the campus that your chapter is anti-hazing...and ACTUALLY mean it!

-Use a video to spark discussion with your chapter. ResponseAbility or Hazed are good ones. You can also find clips at www.hazingprevention.org of personal stories.

These are just a few of the many ideas that campuses and chapters can do to celebrate National Hazing Prevention Week. We'd love to hear other ideas you have, or chat with you about creative ways to integrate this into your chapter. You can also find a lot more ideas and information at www.hazingprevention.org and we encourage you to do so! Lead the way!