Hazing Prevention Resources & Education
Tartans are change-makers. Through reporting, education and programming, we can put an end to hazing.
Centers for Hazing Support
Clery Center
The Clery Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing colleges and universities with education and training related to the Clery Act, which aims to improve nationwide campus safety. Watch Clery's "We Don't Haze" documentary, which highlights perspectives of individuals impacted by hazing and key hazing prevention themes.
The Gordie Center
The Gordie Center is dedicated to honoring Lynn Gordon "Gordie" Bailey Jr.'s memory by creating and distributing programs using evidence-informed, student-tested resources to reduce hazardous drinking and promote peer bystander intervention among young adults.
Piazza Center
The Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research and Reform empowers higher education to make the fraternity and sorority experience safer and more meaningful. The center produces actionable data to give practitioners the evidence needed to enact meaningful change on their campuses.
Usage of Data: In an effort to contribute to the nationwide data collection and sharing across institutions of higher education, CMU submits data on Greek organizations to the Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research and Reform at The Pennsylvania State University as part of the center’s National Fraternity and Sorority Scorecard Initiative.
Online Resources
CBS News: Grieving parents tell the stories of children lost to hazing.
Mothers and fathers open up to college students about loss suffered when pledges to fraternities and sororities die as a result of hazing rituals. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with anti-hazing advocates, and with representatives of the Greek community, who have joined forces in an effort to reform a long-accepted practice.