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September 19-23
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Hazing problems spur crackdown on pledging
April 19, 2012 - Binghamton University has halted all fraternity and
sorority pledging this spring after what it called an "alarmingly high number of
serious hazing complaints." Administrators and students said there was no
indication their hazing problem was worse than those at other colleges. But the
move at Binghamton is emblematic of an increasingly tough stance on hazing and
on other forms of student misbehavior on campuses nationwide.
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 Michael died on November 21, 2008 during a Sigma Nu fraternity hazing at Utah State University. He was 18 years old and had started college less than 3 months earlier.
As a family united, we know, now, that hazing can only be addressed through active education on and off campus, open community-wide discussion, robust hazing laws,
deferred rush at colleges and universities willing to be part of the solution, and county prosecutors
committed to doing their job well.
1.5 millions High School students are hazed or bullied each year, 55% of college students involved in clubs, sports, and academic clubs experience hazing, with 82% involving binge drinking, and 2 of every 5 students say they are aware of hazing taking place on their campus. As of February 12, 2010, the number of fraternity or sorority hazing-related deaths stood at 90 – 100.*
*Information compiled by Hank Nuwer
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Recognize
the signs of hazing
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Talk to your
college-bound sons and daughters
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Learn how to
intervene and get involved
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Support Good
Samaritan laws
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Utah State University
Defer Rush for First-Year Students
Our proposal is to require first year students to complete 12 semester hours of coursework with a GPA of at least 2.25 before participating in Greek rush (new member recruitment). Such a requirement is often called ‘deferred rush’ because first year students are ineligible to participate in fraternity/sorority new member recruitment until their second semester on campus. This requirement would apply to all first year students, including transfer students. Fraternities and sororities would still be allowed to conduct new member recruitment during Fall Semester but they would be precluded from recruiting and offering bids to anyone who has completed less than 12 semester hours and a GPA of less than 2.25.
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