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The Update | July 9, 2019
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The End All Hazing Act introduced in the U.S. House last week could change how institutions deal with hazing through increasing transparency, according to The Daily Iowan. The legislation would require universities to maintain a website featuring clear information on the policy violations of student organizations, including fraternities and sororities. Colleges would also have to contact law enforcement within 72 hours of hazing-related injuries.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law tougher measures against hazing that were sparked in part by loopholes discovered after the 2017 death of Florida State University student Andrew Coffey. According to Tallahassee Democrat, the new law, “Andrew’s Law,” makes fraternity and sorority leaders who plan a hazing event, but do not actually attend, criminally liable when someone is hurt or killed. The law additionally provides immunity to the first person who calls 911 seeking help for a hazing victim. This story was also covered by WCTV.
Kappa Alpha Theta is Hiring
The positions of Foundation project coordinator and assistant director of collegiate services have been posted. Please share with any qualified candidates you may know.
Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) 2019
Theta’s seventh year of the Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) will take place over two sessions this month (session one is July 11-14 and session two is July 18-21) at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. Approximately 100 members will participate in the leadership curriculum, which is based on the relational leadership model. Through our partnership with Dyad Strategies, we measure the impact of ELI through our annual assessment. The impact of this program indicates positive results connected to our membership learning goals. One of the goals mapped to ELI is community engagement, the ability for members to promote the widest influence for good. We measure this using a scale that helps us understand the extent to which participants are (or are recognizing the need to be) working toward positive change on behalf of others. We are pleased to report that ELI participants are showing significant gains in this area.
This program would not be possible without the generous support of a grant from Theta Foundation. Thank you to donors for supporting this experience which helps Theta provide quality programming with measurable impact on participants. ELI would also not be possible without the volunteer facilitation teams that make this experience truly impactful for participants. This year, Marybeth Lilly, education & leadership project manager, has coordinated this experience and will be onsite to manage the institute.
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