Risk Management

1. Risk Management Presented by: Sean P. Callan, Esq.

2. WHAT EVERY GREEK LEADER NEEDS TO KNOW!

3. The REALAnimal House

4. Alpha Chi Alpha

5. AGENDA • Risk Management Principles • Risk Reduction Policies • Risks to Collegians • Alcohol Abuse/Drug Use • Hazing • Physical Structure/Security • Officers’ Liability/Insurance

6. RISK MANAGEMENT

7. WHAT IS RISK MANAGEMENT? n: The process of assessing risk and acting in such a manner, or prescribing policies and procedures, so as to avoid or minimize loss associated with such risk.

8. What is Risk Management • Avoid • Reduce • Transfer • Accept

9. RISK AVOIDANCE

10. WHAT ARE THE RISKS? • Alcohol abuse/drug use • Hazing • Fire and Security

11. Policies • National Policies • FIPG – Fraternal Information & Programming Group • 88 members • Men’s and women’s groups • Generally form framework for all Greek letter group risk management policies

12. Policies – FIPGAlcohol & Drugs • Use of alcohol during sponsored event, or an event an observer would associate with the organization, must comply with law and comply with BYOB or Third Party Vendor guidelines. • No use of chapter funds to buy alcohol; no bulk/common source purchases (kegs)

13. Policies – FIPGAlcohol & Drugs • No open parties – unrestricted access by non-members where alcohol is present • No providing alcohol to minors • No illegal drugs or controlled substances

14. Policies – FIPGAlcohol & Drugs • No co-sponsor of event with a bar or tavern • No co-hosting with other chapters where alcohol is present • All rush/recruitment must be alcohol free

15. Policies – FIPGAlcohol & Drugs • No drinking games – pong, century club, drink your age, liar’s dice/poker, etc. • No alcohol at bid night, big-littles, family nights, initiation or any other pledge/new member events

16. Policies – FIPGHazing HAZING is PROHIBITED in all forms!

17. ALCOHOLa few numbers • Death:  1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes (Hingson et al., 2009). • Injury:  599,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are unintentionally injured under the influence of alcohol (Hingson et al., 2009). • Assault:  696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking (Hingson et al., 2009). • Sexual Abuse:  97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape (Hingson et al., 2009). • Unsafe Sex: 400,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 had unprotected sex and more than 100,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 report having been too intoxicated to know if they consented to having sex (Hingson et al., 2002). • Drunk Driving: 3,360,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 drive under the influence of alcohol (Hingson et al., 2009).

18. ALCOHOL Alcohol Abuse and Dependence: 31 percent of college students met criteria for a diagnosis of alcohol abuse and 6 percent for a diagnosis of alcohol dependence in the past 12 months, according to questionnaire-based self-reports about their drinking (Knight et al., 2002).

19. Common Accidents/Incidents • Someone left to “sleep it off” • Falls • DUI/OVI

20. ALCOHOL

21. ALCOHOL

22. Underage DrinkingProviding Alcohol • Criminal Liability • Felony in some states • Psi Upsilon – 17 year old recruit • Tabard – undercover operation • Florida –misdemeanor – jail and fine • Florida “open house party” – criminal liability for hosting party where minors drink

23. Underage DrinkingProviding Alcohol • Civil Liability • By statute, you are RESPONSIBLE for all damage caused by minor you serve directly • By statute, you are RESPONSIBLE for all damage caused by minors at “open house party”

24. Respect Neighbors and Hosts

25. Know Your Risks • Most dangerous nights… • Bid night • “Bigs” night • Initiation • 70% of lawsuits filed by chapter members…

26. LEGAL DEFINITION OF HAZING Any action taken or situation created, whether on or off any school, college or university, or other educational premises, which recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health of any student….

28. Matthew Carrington

29. LEGAL DEFINITION OF HAZING Any action taken or situation created, whether on or off any school, college or university, or other educational premises, which recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health of any student….

30. JAIL • One year • Six months

31. PADDLING

32. Paddling can be“Serious Bodily Harm”

33. Felony Conviction

34. Off to Prison

35. Whitney Miller

36. Sadie Green

37. Utah State

38. Michael Starks

39. Carson Starkey SAE – Cal Poly

40. All Served Time

41. Scott Krueger FIJI - MIT

42. George Desdunes SAE - Cornell

43. . “Look at me,” he said. “I was Student Senate president and a straight-A student, and I wound up in prison for two years for a stupid tradition.”

44. "I did what I did out of a misguided sense of building brotherhood….I will live with the consequences of hazing for the rest of my life, My actions killed a good person, and I will be a felon for the rest of my life…..

45. Know Your Risks • Most dangerous nights… • Bid night • “Bigs” night • Initiation • 70% of lawsuits filed by chapter members….

46. Criminal LiabilityforOfficers Is there a higher duty?

47. ABSOLUTELY!!

48. Phi Kappa TauRider University

49. Big/Little Night

50. Phi Kappa Tau PresidentMichael TorneyRider University