Greek Life Policies on Hazing
( Taken from the NIC, NPC, and NPHC)
The North-American Interfraternity Conference( NIC) Statement of Position on Hazing and Behavior:
The North-American Interfraternity Conference shares the concern of colleges, universities and educational associations regarding inappropriate, insensitive and sometimes violent behavior on campus. Traditionally, fraternities have provided an education of current social mores within the chapter itself, with the expectation that positive change results as undergraduate men learn standards of gentlemanly conduct through the ideals of their individual fraternity- one of the core values that distinguishes fraternities from each other. Negative behavior is a contradiction of the principles and ideals of all fraternal organizations, and the NIC unequivocally supports a legal, responsible, and safe lifestyle for undergraduate fraternity members and believes that preinitiation and initiation practices must support the underlying principles for which each member fraternity stands. In fact, the Standards of the NIC oblige every member fraternity to have well-communicated risk management policies that address alcohol use, fire safety, hazing and sexual assault / abuse. Further, the Standards call for each member organization to communicate the importance for its undergraduate members to participate in educational programming- campus, inter / national fraternity, or independently led- covering academic achievement, alcohol consumption, career preparation, civic engagement, hazing, leadership development, sexual assault awareness / prevention, and values and ethics. Practices antithetical to each fraternity ' s values, mission and goals have no place in the fraternity world, or in any chapter ' s programming, and the Conference continues its active, long-standing repudiation and disapproval of hazing, sexism, and racism. It also encourages each member fraternity to continually intensify efforts to educate members in fraternal principles and ideals regarding positive human interaction.
The National Panhellenic Conference( NPC) statement on hazing:
A crime in most states, hazing is not tolerated by the National Panhellenic Conference or its 26 member groups. NPC expects all Panhellenic women to abide by the law. NPC is part of national and comprehensive coalitions dedicated to educating students, advisors and parents about the warning signs of hazing. National Hazing Prevention Week is traditionally recognized the last week of September, when hundreds of organizations educate and promote a hazing-free environment. NPC is also a sponsor of HazingPrevention. Org, a non-profit 501( c)( 3) organization whose goal is to encourage healthy and productive experiences for new members of sororities and other groups.
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