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Fraternity Statements Regarding Reports Of Sexual Assault And Hazing In The 201415 Academic Year Sigma Chi (statement): “The Sigma Chi International Fraternity implements a holistic approach to eradicating hazing through policy, education, and accountability. We carry a strict zerotolerance position which serves to underpin our work on the subject; we have invested significant resources into creating topnotch educational programming geared to drive culture change; and we have held every member and chapter fully accountable for any reported deviation from our values or policy. With regard to sexual misconduct, our approach is identical to the above policy, education, and accountability. Our position on the matter is quite clear we will not tolerate it. In the summer of 2014, we helped launch the Fraternal Health & Safety Initiative. The result of that effort is programming which educates members of the Greek community about sexual misconduct and how to prevent it we have delivered this curriculum to thousands of students this year alone. Any member who commits sexual misconduct or sexual assault has been and will continue to be held fully accountable by the fraternity.” Attribution to Christian Wiggins, Pi Kappa Phi Chief Operating Officer: “Pi Kappa Phi has clear policies and expectations in the areas of hazing and sexual misconduct, and the fraternity provides our students with the education, training, and mature adult guidance to make good choices and to understand the consequences of their choices. Pi Kappa Phi is <strong>unequivocally opposed</strong> to all acts of hazing and sexual misconduct. Pi Kappa Phi uses <strong>a comprehensive educational approach</strong> with our members, officers, and volunteers that reinforces the fraternity's concern for human dignity and mutual respect. Pi Kappa Phi also partners with our host institutions to address the underlying causes of hazing and sexual misconduct. When chapters and individual members are unable to conform to the Fraternity's expectations and standards, Pi Kappa Phi aggressively investigates and takes appropriate disciplinary action.” Phi Delta Theta, Robert A Biggs, Executive VP Phi Delta Theta has a noalcohol policy to try and combat these areas of misconduct (hazing, sexual assault, poor scholarship and relations with admins/alums. “Whether you are 18 years old or 80 years old, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, there is no alcohol on the chapter property by anybody under any circumstances.” “They’re looking for a balanced fraternal experience, not something where I’m joining a drinking club.” “If that’s experience that you want, go somewhere else. But if you want a valuesbased fraternal experienced, come to Phi Delta Theta.” Beta Theta Phi Martin Cobb, director of communications “Counter to what is assumed by the headlines that often focus on the negative aspects of society – including the poor choices, decisions and mistakes by young college men and women – Beta Theta Pi is known for taking decisive action when its members or chapters violate its hazing policy and standards for conduct. Certainly a minority of incidents compared to the organization’s 10,000 undergraduate members on 128 campuses across North America, one need look no further than Beta’s record of chapter accountability – which is coupled with awardwinning educational programming and mentorship through its Men of Principle initiative – to understand Beta’s reputation of leadership, responsibility and purposeful youth development.

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  • FraternityStatementsRegardingReportsOfSexualAssaultAndHazingInThe201415AcademicYearSigmaChi(statement):TheSigmaChiInternationalFraternityimplementsaholisticapproachtoeradicatinghazingthroughpolicy,education,andaccountability.Wecarryastrictzerotolerancepositionwhichservestounderpinourworkonthesubjectwehaveinvestedsignificantresourcesintocreatingtopnotcheducationalprogramminggearedtodriveculturechangeandwehaveheldeverymemberandchapterfullyaccountableforanyreporteddeviationfromourvaluesorpolicy.Withregardtosexualmisconduct,ourapproachisidenticaltotheabovepolicy,education,andaccountability.Ourpositiononthematterisquiteclearwewillnottolerateit.Inthesummerof2014,wehelpedlaunchtheFraternalHealth&SafetyInitiative.TheresultofthateffortisprogrammingwhicheducatesmembersoftheGreekcommunityaboutsexualmisconductandhowtopreventitwehavedeliveredthiscurriculumtothousandsofstudentsthisyearalone.Anymemberwhocommitssexualmisconductorsexualassaulthasbeenandwillcontinuetobeheldfullyaccountablebythefraternity.AttributiontoChristianWiggins,PiKappaPhiChiefOperatingOfficer:PiKappaPhihasclearpoliciesandexpectationsintheareasofhazingandsexualmisconduct,andthefraternityprovidesourstudentswiththeeducation,training,andmatureadultguidancetomakegoodchoicesandtounderstandtheconsequencesoftheirchoices.PiKappaPhiisunequivocallyopposedtoallactsofhazingandsexualmisconduct.PiKappaPhiusesacomprehensiveeducationalapproachwithourmembers,officers,andvolunteersthatreinforcesthefraternity'sconcernforhumandignityandmutualrespect.PiKappaPhialsopartnerswithourhostinstitutionstoaddresstheunderlyingcausesofhazingandsexualmisconduct.WhenchaptersandindividualmembersareunabletoconformtotheFraternity'sexpectationsandstandards,PiKappaPhiaggressivelyinvestigatesandtakesappropriatedisciplinaryaction.PhiDeltaTheta,RobertABiggs,ExecutiveVPPhiDeltaThetahasanoalcoholpolicytotryandcombattheseareasofmisconduct(hazing,sexualassault,poorscholarshipandrelationswithadmins/alums.Whetheryouare18yearsoldor80yearsold,24hoursaday,7daysaweek,365daysayear,thereisnoalcoholonthechapterpropertybyanybodyunderanycircumstances.Theyrelookingforabalancedfraternalexperience,notsomethingwhereImjoiningadrinkingclub.Ifthatsexperiencethatyouwant,gosomewhereelse.Butifyouwantavaluesbasedfraternalexperienced,cometoPhiDeltaTheta.BetaThetaPhiMartinCobb,directorofcommunicationsCountertowhatisassumedbytheheadlinesthatoftenfocusonthenegativeaspectsofsocietyincludingthepoorchoices,decisionsandmistakesbyyoungcollegemenandwomenBetaThetaPiisknownfortakingdecisiveactionwhenitsmembersorchaptersviolateitshazingpolicyandstandardsforconduct.Certainlyaminorityofincidentscomparedtotheorganizations10,000undergraduatememberson128campusesacrossNorthAmerica,oneneedlooknofurtherthanBetasrecordofchapteraccountabilitywhichiscoupledwithawardwinningeducationalprogrammingandmentorshipthroughitsMenofPrincipleinitiativetounderstandBetasreputationofleadership,responsibilityandpurposefulyouthdevelopment.

  • Likewise,BetasattitudeandphilosophytowardsexualassaultisbestexemplifiedthroughareallifeexamplesuchasourChapterPresidentMitchellCoxattheUniversityofUtah,whowasrecentlyfeaturedontheDr.Philshowforourchaptersleadershipontheissue.AwardedwithasignificantgrantfromtheRobynMcGrawFoundationfortheirsexualassaultpreventioncampusprogramming,thecultureofthatchapterdemonstratesBetasbeliefthatfraternitymenareuniquelypositionedtoleadontheissueasaresultoftheorganizationalstructure,leadershiphierarchyandmanpower,andfraternityvaluesthatincludeacommitmenttothecommunity.SigmaPhiEpsilon(RobJepson,seniorcommunicationsmanager)SigEptakeshealthandsafetyviolationsextremelyseriously,includingallegationsofhazingandsexualassault.Weexpectallofourstudentstobehaveaccordingtoboththeiruniversityspoliciesandours,andweworkwithouruniversitypartnerstoremovestudentsorchaptersthatposearisktostudentsafety.Ifanindividualmemberviolatesoneofthesepolicies,theyfacesanctionsincludingexpulsionfromourfraternity.In1991,ourBalancedManProgramreplacedpledgingwithanexperiencefocusedonequalrightsandresponsibilities,continuousdevelopment,andaccountability.Weare100percentcommittedtothisexperience,andweareunwillingtoallowchaptersthatposearisktostudentsafetytocontinuetooperate.KappaAlphaOrder(JesseLyons,AssistantExecutiveDirectorforAdvancement&EditorofTheKappaAlphaJournal)"KappaAlphaOrderhasastrictriskmanagementpolicy.ReportedviolationsarealwaysinvestigatedbyourNationalAdministrativeOffice,preferablyandwhenpossible,inpartnershipwithourhostinstitutions.Wheneversanctionsarewarranted,theymayincludeeducation,probationofvariouskinds,aswellasmemberexpulsionandsuspensionofchapterchartersandoperations.Riskmanagement,bystanderbehavior,leadership,andvalueseducationaretheprimarycomponentsofourconsistent,annual,andtargetedconferencesandprogramming."ATO(WynnSmiley,CEO)WethinktheGreeksystemshouldbealeader.We'reencouragingourchapterstonotonlytakeastandbuthelpeducatethebroadercommunity.SigmaAlphaEpsilon,spokesmanBrandonWeghorstAnyformofsexualmisconductorhazingbyanyone,brotherornot,collegemanornot,iscompletelyunacceptable,andwedonottolerateactionsthatareinconsistentwithourmission.Webelievethatanyonewhocommitsanyillegalactsshouldbeheldaccountableandfacepunishmentthatisappropriateforthoseactions.Inaddition,anyindividualbehaviorthatdeviatesfromSigmaAlphaEpsilonsbeliefsdoesnotandshouldnotreflectonothermembers,otherchaptersorotherfraternitymen.Whenincidentsarebroughttoourattention,wetakeactionimmediatelyandwillnothesitatetotakecorrectivemeasuresorimposesanctionsonanymemberorchapterthatfailstofollowtheexpectationswesetforth.Similarly,wearecommittedtoinvestigatinganynewcasesorallegationsastheyarebroughttoourattention.Weprideourselvesonourcreed,knownasTheTrueGentleman,andwehaveproudlysupportededucationandtrainingthatcombatsbothhazingandsexualassaultinourcommunitiesandholdsourmembersaccountable,includingtrainingatlocalandnationaleventsandpartnershipswithoutside

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  • organizationsskilledintheseareas.We,aswellasothernationalfraternitiesandsororities,alsoutilizeanumberofeducationalinitiativesandprogramsinordertomakeourmembersbetterintheireverydaylives.PiKappaAlpha(W.BrentPhillips,seniormarketingofficer)In2014,PiKappaAlphaformedaconsortiumwitheightotherfraternitiestoimplementtheFraternalHealth&SafetyInitiative(FHSIhttp://fhsi.jrfco.com/)tofightthemostpressingsocialissuesfacingcollegecampusestoday:sexualandrelationshipmisconduct,bingedrinkingandhazing.ThroughtheFHSI,theFraternitytookimmediateactionthroughoutthe20142015schoolyeartoeducateundergraduatememberstoprevent,identifyandinterveneagainstthesebehaviors.OnsitetrainingateachChapterisledbyprofessionalstafffromtheFraternityheadquarters.TheprogramaddressingsexualassaultistitledTakingaStand:PreventingSexualAssaultonCampus.AdescriptionoftheprogramcanbefoundthroughtheFHSIwebsite.Tofightthemostpressingsocialissuesfacingcollegecampusestoday:sexualandrelationshipmisconduct,bingedrinkingandhazing,PiKappaAlphausesthreetrainerledprogramstoeducateourmembers.DevelopedthroughtheFraternalHealthandSafetyInitiative,allprogramsfocusheavilyonbystanderintervention,tohelpempowermemberstorecognize,diagnoseandmostimportantly,interveneinpotentiallyharmfulsituations.Eachprogramalsoemphasizesinformeddecisionmaking,evaluationofrisks/consequencesandchallengesmemberstorethinktheiractionsthroughthelensofourorganizationsvalues.InadditiontofacilitatedtrainingatChapters,theFraternityhostseightLeadershipSummitsaroundthecountryattendedbyover3,500undergraduatefraternityleadersannually.GeneralsessionsateachsummitincludeextensivetrainingonourHealthandSafetyinitiatives.TauKappaEpsilonTauKappaEpsilonbelievesonevictimofhazingandsexualassaultistoomany.Therearethousandsofcasesofsexualassaultandhazingreportedannually.Whileourorganizationonlymakesupasmallminorityoftheseincidents,wefeeltheresponsibilitytoextinguishtheseincidentsacrosscollegecampuses.Weunderstandtheenormouschallengeweface,butwehavebeguntheprocessbydoingthefollowing:OnlineEducation:TKEsChiefExecutiveOfficer,DonaldE.Aldrich,requiredeverycollegiatememberinTKEtocompleteanonlineeducationaltrainingonillegalsubstances,underagedrinking,hazing,andsexualassault.MoreDetails:http://www.tke.org/news/2014/09/24/chief_executive_officer_statementFraternityHealth&SafetyInitiative:TauKappaEpsilonwasoneofeightinternationalandnationalfraternitymemberclientsofJamesR.Favor&CompanytojoinaconsortiumtoimplementtheFraternalHealth&SafetyInitiative(FHSI).FHSIisdesignedtofightthemostpressingsocialissuesfacingcollegecampusestoday:sexualandrelationshipmisconduct,bingedrinking,andhazing.MoreDetails:http://fhsi.jrfco.com/ItsOnUsCampaign:TauKappaEpsilonbecameapartnerwiththeItsOnUscampaign,oneoftwofraternitiestosignonasanofficialpartner.MoreDetails:http://www.tke.org/news/2014/11/25/tke_announces_its_on_us_partnershipBeingPartoftheConversation:FourmembersoftheTauKappaEpsilonProfessionalStaffvisitedandmetwithseveralorganizationstodiscusshowTauKappaEpsiloncanhelpeducatecollege

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  • menonthetopicofsexualassault.TheseorganizationswereRAINN(Rape,Abuse,andIncestNationalNetwork),GenerationProgress,aswellasrepresentativesfromtheWhiteHouse.LeadingbyExample:PatrickGleason,TKEsDirectorofCompliance&Housing,becamethefirstfraternityprofessionalstaffmembertobecomeaCertifiedTitleIXAdministratorthroughATIXA(AssociationofTitleIXAdministrators).GleasoniscurrentlyundergoingtrainingwithRAINNtoserveasavolunteerforitsonlinesexualassaulthotline.AlphaKappaPsi(JenniferAdamany,directorofcommunications)Themainfocusofourorganizationistoprovideprogramsandeducationtohelpstudentsprepareforprofessionallifethiseducationincludescomponentsthataddresssmartdecisionmakingwithalcohol,personalinteractions,andrespectforpeersandcolleagues.Thereareseveralpoliciesandpracticesinplacetoencourageandenablethisfocusonprofessionaldevelopment(including,insomecases,expellingamemberorclosingachapterwhennecessary).KappaKappaPsi(ChristineBeason,nationalpresident)KappaKappaPsiNationalHonoraryBandFraternitydoesnotcondoneortoleratehazing.Wetakeallegationsofhazingveryseriouslyandweconductaninvestigationintoeveryclaim.Ifwefindincidentsofhazing,wetakeappropriateactions,sometimesresultingintheclosureofachapter.EveryyearallBrothersandProspectiveMembersofKappaKappaPsiareaskedtocompleteahazingworkshop.InlightoftherecentTitleIXviolations,theNationalCouncilofKappaKappaPsihasrecentlytakenstepstorenewourcommitmenttodiversityandrespectwithinourBrotherhood.