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Week to address hazing
SCSU will take part in National Hazing Prevention week from Sept. 24-28
Kristina McCollor
Issue date: 9/24/07 Section: News
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Hazing is not a new problem; hazing is difficult to define; hazing is very secretive. The National Hazing Prevention week runs from Sept. 24-28.
Rick Barnes, speaker and educator, will be addressing several big problems dealing with hazing.
"Hazing: When will it end?" will take place at 8 p.m. today in the Atwood Ballroom.
"Rick challenges students to take a serious look at how they bring new members into their groups and offer positive alternatives. He will discuss the problems hazing causes, along with why it still exists nationwide," said Catherine Claire Salonek, director of public relations.
Fraternity and sorority groups are bringing Barnes to campus to kick off SCSU's first year of hazing awareness and prevention. Barnes is involved in many activities throughout the month of September at numerous universities informing people about anti-hazing.
Salonek said the goal of national hazing prevention week is to educate students, fraternities, sororities and athletic groups. Fraternities and sororities want this unspoken problem to become known to everyone so it can be prevented and diminished.
"I don't think people should be forced to do something they don't want to do. There should be other alternatives to joining a group besides hazing. Luckily, I never had to experience any hazing in my sorority group," said Ashley Martin, former Delta Zeta member.
"Hazing originated with upperclassmen abusing incoming freshman, and has spread into many organizations since," Salonek said. "There are many levels of severity of hazing, psychological and physical types, which makes an appropriate response problematic."
"In our policies for Delta Sigma Phi we have an anti-hazing law which states, No chapter shall conduct hazing
activities. Hazing activities are defined as any act or attempt to embarrass, humiliate, intimidate, ridicule, shame or endanger physically or mentally any person, or to compel any physical activity or do any physical or emotional harm to any person, or to require consumption or ingestion of liquids, food, or other materials.'" said Delta Sigma Phi member Matt Christensen. This policy and everything else needed to know on policies of Delta Sigma Phi can be found at www.deltasig.org.
Rick Barnes, speaker and educator, will be addressing several big problems dealing with hazing.
"Hazing: When will it end?" will take place at 8 p.m. today in the Atwood Ballroom.
"Rick challenges students to take a serious look at how they bring new members into their groups and offer positive alternatives. He will discuss the problems hazing causes, along with why it still exists nationwide," said Catherine Claire Salonek, director of public relations.
Fraternity and sorority groups are bringing Barnes to campus to kick off SCSU's first year of hazing awareness and prevention. Barnes is involved in many activities throughout the month of September at numerous universities informing people about anti-hazing.
Salonek said the goal of national hazing prevention week is to educate students, fraternities, sororities and athletic groups. Fraternities and sororities want this unspoken problem to become known to everyone so it can be prevented and diminished.
"I don't think people should be forced to do something they don't want to do. There should be other alternatives to joining a group besides hazing. Luckily, I never had to experience any hazing in my sorority group," said Ashley Martin, former Delta Zeta member.
"Hazing originated with upperclassmen abusing incoming freshman, and has spread into many organizations since," Salonek said. "There are many levels of severity of hazing, psychological and physical types, which makes an appropriate response problematic."
"In our policies for Delta Sigma Phi we have an anti-hazing law which states, No chapter shall conduct hazing
activities. Hazing activities are defined as any act or attempt to embarrass, humiliate, intimidate, ridicule, shame or endanger physically or mentally any person, or to compel any physical activity or do any physical or emotional harm to any person, or to require consumption or ingestion of liquids, food, or other materials.'" said Delta Sigma Phi member Matt Christensen. This policy and everything else needed to know on policies of Delta Sigma Phi can be found at www.deltasig.org.