1. stophazing.org Cornell University Travis Apgar Associate Dean of Students Tim Marchell Director of Mental Health Initiatives Laura Santacrose Health Initiatives Coordinator Hazing Prevention Consortium Summit June 11-12, 2015 University of Maine

2. stophazing.org Strategies Pre-2011 Hazing added to Code of Conduct (2001) Greek system “Sunshine Policy” Anti-hazing website (2005) Greek leadership summits/committees Group-building strategies (Outdoor Education) Educational strategies –Greek new members & new student-athletes Staff training (RHDs, coaches, health service)

3. stophazing.org Strategies 2011-2015 (post tragedy) President’s NYTimes/USA Today op-eds RARE Committee Recruitment, Acceptance, Retention, Education Transformation of new member process Joined HPC Established Council on Hazing Prevention Employed Social-Ecological framework –Individual, group, institution, community

4. stophazing.org Hazing Prevention Core Strategies

5. stophazing.org Media Campaign

6. stophazing.org Campus Hazing Assessment Findings Documented hazing cases HPC Site Visit report PULSE Survey (social norms case study) –Spring 2013 –Spring 2015 MASCOT Survey –Spring 2013 –Spring 2015

7. stophazing.org Social Norms Case Study 20132015 Percent that believe that most students think it is never okay to humiliate or intimidate a new member 41 Actual percent that belief it is never okay to humiliate or intimidate a new member 82

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9. Social Norms Case Study 20132015 Percent that believe that most students think it is never okay to humiliate or intimidate a new member 4145 Actual percent that belief it is never okay to humiliate or intimidate a new member 8287

10. stophazing.org Students who believe it is sometimes okay to humiliate or intimidate (13%) –22% of males vs 7% of females –21% of Greeks vs. 10% of non-Greeks –22% of athletes vs. 12% of non-athletes

11. stophazing.org Political views of students who believe it is never okay to humiliate or intimidate Percent Very liberal88 Liberal88 Moderate85 Conservative80 Very conservative75

12. stophazing.org All students Social fraternity or sorority Varsity athletics Other student groups* 201339484731 201531353025 Percent of Cornell undergraduates reporting experiences of hazing *Ex. Performing arts groups, academic clubs, service organizations

13. stophazing.org Hazing Prevention Lessons Learned Commitment from senior administration is key to generating institutional will Prevention focusing on Greek life and athletics is necessary but not sufficient—must address other groups Maintaining momentum on hazing is challenging when same campus partners are also devoting energy to other health issues (e.g., sexual violence, alcohol, mental health), and hazing prevention is not their “day job” Next steps: –Engage new senior university leadership –Adapt/test solidarity scales, develop interventions –Conduct small groups social norms challenges

14. stophazing.org Hazing Prevention Consortium Think Tank Social norms –What additional statements can we test/use in media? –How do we move forward (resource-wise) with small group norms interventions? Who can do this work? Group solidarity –How do we measure group solidary and commitment? –What activities can achieve these? –Will increases in solidarity via non-hazing reduce the risk of hazing? –What is the role of and threshold for emotionally/physically challenging group-building experiences? Moral foundations theory –How do we develop strategies that speak to the moral foundations (loyalty, obedience, sanctity) that correlate with conservatism? Institutional will –How do we sustain momentum as visible problems decrease?