CMU Police Department Tabling
10 am - 2 pm

The Carnegie Mellon Police Department (CMUPD) will provide resources and answer questions about hazing on CMU’s campus.

Lost in Translation: Cultural Competency in Hazing Prevention Efforts with Rasheed Ali Cromwell
2 - 3 pm
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Cross-pledging, burning sands, pledge lines, crossing over, paper vs. made, running the gauntlet – how familiar are you with these terms? While more than 80% of hazing incidents involve alcohol, a bigger percentage of hazing incidents in culturally based fraternal organizations (CBFOs) do not. How do gender dynamics fit into this mix? What else might you be missing in your hazing prevention strategies? Join Attorney Rasheed Ali Cromwell, President of the Harbor Institute, as he discusses how all hazing is not the same and that effective and impactful hazing prevention efforts must also address solutions from a culturally competent lens. He specializes in the areas of hazing prevention/intervention, cultural competency, leadership development, and CBFOs and has presented at more than 300 colleges and universities. Attorney Cromwell was featured on the award-winning PBS documentary Hazing, is published in numerous articles and journals, and is the author of The Harbor Guide to Culturally Based Fraternal Organizations, 2nd Edition (2022). He currently serves as counsel for the FSLG law firm and volunteers as the attorney for the Washington, D.C. National Pan-Hellenic Council (DCNPHC).

Understanding and Impacting Athletic Team Culture as It Relates to Hazing with Dr. Christopher Zacharda
4:30 pm
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This workshop will explore hazing in general, including legal and university definitions. It will also explore how team culture impacts hazing through a peer leadership lens. Participants will leave with strategies to implement at the individual athlete, team and university level to reduce hazing in college athletics.

Dr. Zacharda is a research scholar with the Piazza Center out of Penn State. His research areas include hazing in athletics and effective adjudication models for organizational misconduct, including hazing. He currently serves as the director of student conduct at Tulane University in New Orleans. A Pennsylvania native, he started his journey as a D-1 swimmer at Bucknell University. He has also coached a club team at the University of Southern California (USC), where he received his doctorate in educational psychology. He brings 25+ years of experience in higher education administration. He still swims whenever he can.

CMU Police Department Tabling
10 am - 2 pm

The Carnegie Mellon Police Department (CMUPD) will provide resources and answer questions about hazing on CMU’s campus.

Making or Breaking the Team: Hazing in Sports
11 am 
Register for this Zoom event.

It is estimated that nearly 74% of collegiate student-athletes and 50% of high school student-athletes experience at least one hazing event during their athletic career. This workshop is designed to raise awareness among athletic directors about the underlying causes of hazing in sports, examine the impact of hazing on both the individual athlete and the team, and conclude with effective strategies to reduce the incidents of hazing in schools and communities.

National Gordie Day: Alcohol and Hazing
2 - 3 pm
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National Gordie Day is held on the Thursday of National Hazing Prevention Week to remember Gordie Bailey and raise awareness of the dangers of hazing and alcohol. This interactive program educates students on the relationship between alcohol and hazing, demonstrates how to measure a standard drink in our “bartender school,” and teaches students to identify the signs of alcohol overdose using “PUBS.” Students will leave the program motivated to be active bystanders by monitoring impaired peers for signs of overdose, never leaving anyone alone to sleep it off, and intervening when they are concerned about hazing.

Hosted in partnership with the Gordie Center