Last week, Ramapo College celebrated National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW) from Sept. 18-22. NHPW was started in 2008 by the nonprofit organization Hazing Prevention Network to end hazing on college campuses. According to the Hazing Prevention Network, hazing can take the form of “alcohol consumption, humiliation, isolation, sleep deprivation, and […]
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National Hazing Prevention Week starts with Remembrance Vigil
As National Hazing Prevention Week begins at Ramapo and fraternities and sororities are sending out bids, the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life (OFSL) hosted its annual Remembrance Vigil on Monday in Friends Hall. Assistant Director for Student Involvement and Coordinator of the OFSL Amanda Riehl began the ceremony on […]
Fraternities and Sororities Participate in Hazing Awareness Week
Photo by Steve Fallon Last week was Hazing Awareness Week, organized by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. The week started with a table stationed in the C-wing underpass where students could sign a hazing prevention pledge. On Tuesday, keynote speaker Travis Apgar gave a speech entitled “Hazing: The […]