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Alternatives to Hazing

This guide outlines effective strategies for integrating new members into fraternity and sorority life at Virginia Commonwealth University. It emphasizes community service projects, academic support, and chapter involvement to promote unity, scholarship, and leadership skills. Activities include collaborative events, educational seminars, and discussions on chapter history. By encouraging participation in campus activities and facilitating interactions with other organizations, new members can develop a strong sense of belonging and community awareness, laying a foundation for a positive fraternity and sorority experience.

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Alternatives to Hazing

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  1. Alternatives to Hazing USC&A - Fraternity and Sorority Life Virginia Commonwealth University

  2. Foster Unity • New members work together on a community service project, new member class plans and implements a chapter resource/room improvement project, new members plan a social or athletic event with another new member class.

  3. Promote Scholarship • Take advantage if university academic and tutoring services, designate quiet hours in your chapter facility, invite university staff to discuss test-taking skills, study methods, etc.

  4. Develop Problem Solving Abilities • Have new members discuss chapter weaknesses such as poor recruitment, apathy, and poor scholarship, and plan solutions that the active chapter might then adopt.

  5. Develop Chapter Unity • Involve new members in chapter committees, hold new member/member sports events with mixed teams, and hold retreats with active chapter and new member class.

  6. Develop Leadership Skills • Visit a ropes course to work on group cohesiveness, communication and leadership skills. Encourage participation in campus activities outside of the organization. Encourage new members to get involved in chapter committees.

  7. Instill A Sense Of Membership • Plan special events when the entire chapter gets together to attend a movie, play, or university event. Plan a “membership circle” when actives and new members participate in a candlelight service in which each person has a chance to express what membership means to them.

  8. Build Awareness of Chapter History • Invite an older member to talk about the chapter’s early days, its founding, special chapter traditions, and prominent former members.

  9. Knowledge of the Fraternity & Sorority Community • Invite leaders from CPC, IFC, MGC, NPHC and/or advisers to speak on the greater Fraternity and Sorority community beyond the chapter. Ask them also to share their goals and expectations for the entire community.

  10. Aid Career Goals • Use college resources for seminars on resume writing, job interviews, and information on various careers.

  11. Involve New Members in the Community • Get involved with campus and community service projects. Plan fund-raisers for local charitable organizations.

  12. Improve Relations Between Groups • Encourage new members to plan social or service projects with other new member classes and organization. Encourage them to work together in unison with other organization when planning.

  13. Resources • Revised 8/8/2002 Joseph Kinghttp://www.phimudelta.org/nohazing 2.html

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