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Originally Posted by NWguy
I'm wondering how many colleges have mandatory orientation for men going through recruitment that might involve discussion about hazing, or if chapters are required to present their new PCs with anti-hazing policy information. I kind of feel that the discussion needs to happen on the inside for change to take into effect, and possibly schools or IFC offices aren't encouraging chapters on campus to have these discussions, and/or they're not presenting this information to PNMs at the start of recruitment.
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I don't know if they do it anymore; but, at San Diego State University, all new members in all Greek councils were required to attend a new member series. In that series, topics such as hazing, alcohol awareness and sexual assault were covered.
I can't speak to NIC fraternities, obviously, but I think the NPC organizations have done a decent job of changing the culture surrounding hazing. Case in point, Gamma Phi Beta has changed it's official Facebook profile photo to promote our stance of "No hazing under the crescent moon."
And, while I was there at our Facebook page, I noticed that we had also posted graphics highlighting our team efforts with Delta Phi Epsilon and Sigma Kappa.
Now, I'm not so naive as to think that some Facebook graphics are the solution to hazing problems. Of course not. But, I truly believe that setting the tone for the members and saying, "Uhm...no....we don't do that here" goes a long way to making that cultural change.