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Dr. Jason Meriwether, author and editor of \u201cDismantling Hazing in Greek-Letter Organizations: Effective Practices for Prevention, Response, and Campus Engagement,” leads a National Hazing Prevention Week discussion on Tuesday, Sept. 26 (photo by Hunter Green).<\/p><\/div>\n

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Erika Phillips said she had never seen that many people in the UTC Fine Arts Center’s Roland Hayes Concert Hall.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never seen Roland Hayes as full as it was and I\u2019m a music student, so I literally stay in Roland Hayes,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n

The concert hall nearly burst at the seams for a National Hazing Prevention Week conversation on Tuesday, Sept. 26, almost reaching its 505-capacity seating for a Hazing Prevention Workshop.<\/p>\n

The workshop, one of the highlights on the \u201cMocs Don\u2019t Haze\u201d calendar, proved an empowering exchange of ideas between the guest speaker, Dr. Jason Meriwether, and the UTC community. Because students from organizations across campus attended and the event\u2019s organizers encouraged involvement beyond passive listening, the workshop created a diverse body of active participants.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was relatable to every audience,\u201d said Phillips, a Delta Sigma Theta sorority member at UTC. \u201cIt was more of a conversation because he asked questions and asked for answers, and people were willing to answer. So it\u2019s not like we were just sitting there the whole time listening to him talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event was a joint effort between the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Office of Family and Student Engagement\u2019s Fraternity and Sorority Life with the support of numerous organizations across campus.<\/p>\n

As event-goers discovered, Meriwether\u2019s workshop did more than educate; it ignited a collective determination among students and staff alike. According to Multicultural Affairs Assistant Director and National Pan-Hellenic Council Advisor Christopher Stokes, this event proved the campus community can unite for a greater good.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt set a tone for our inaugural hazing week\u2026 students are ready to listen,\u201d Stokes said, adding that students have already asked for additional presentations. \u201cWe\u2019ve had so much support from several campus entities, stakeholders on and off campus\u2026 it gives us an opportunity to build.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stokes noted that Meriwether, a respected leader within the higher education community, is championing the fight against hazing practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s taken his work across the country,\u201d Stokes elaborated. \u201cHis experience working with so many campuses across the country has helped him establish a foundation as a consummate expert in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meriwether, author of the book, \u201cDismantling Hazing in Greek-Letter Organizations: Effective Practices for Prevention, Response, and Campus Engagement,\u201d\u00a0not only disclosed his hazing trauma, but his workshop guided the crowd on a journey evaluating real hazing examples from various student organizations, not just Greek life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt made me very emotional attending it,\u201d said senior Cameron Tagavilla, a psychology major who holds three positions within the Delta Phi Lambda sorority. \u201cI think it\u2019s very important that hazing was shown in that way because it makes you realize how serious it can be.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seemed like people were taking it more seriously this semester. He was very, very passionate about what he was talking about, especially with having gone through hazing himself\u2026 that puts a whole new perspective on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou listen to him and you\u2019re like, wow, hazing can happen literally anywhere. He brought up the statistic of nine out of 10 people experience hazing in high school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trista Fields, a freshman studying special education and a new pledge to Sigma Phi Lambda, had a similarly profound reaction to Meriwether\u2019s presentation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually loved it,\u201d Fields said before revealing that Meriwether\u2019s self-disclosure brought her to tears. \u201cHe was really distraught about what happened to him\u2026 If it would have been someone from UTC, everybody would have just ignored them because you have to listen to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fields had a message for the entire student body.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you see it, report it. And if it\u2019s happening to you, don\u2019t be afraid to speak out because I would rather you speak out than\u2026 you not be here to tell your story anymore,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Drew White, a senior majoring in actuarial science and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity president, appreciated Meriwether\u2019s story-driven workshop. As a leader in Greek life, White enforces a zero-tolerance hazing policy and explains that hazing diminishes their community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve raised hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years for philanthropy events, so we make a big impact in the community,\u201d White said. \u201cHazing tarnishes that by making people feel less than they should and doesn\u2019t encourage them to get involved in the chapter anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say we\u2019re kind of leading the charge because it is more prevalent in Greek life than any other area, but it\u2019s not just restricted to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunter Green, a graduate assistant with Fraternity and Sorority Life, emphasized the difference between what should be told to students and what needed to be conveyed to advisors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was a good chance for the advisors to get clarification on liability for themselves and for the school, how to put themselves and the school in a better position to handle [hazing] situations,\u201d Green said. \u201cMost importantly, the event prepared for situations like [hazing] to prevent them from happening in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the end of the event, Meriwether posed for pictures with students and gave out free copies of a book he contributed to titled \u201cLetters to Leaders: Redefining New Member Education and Leveraging Belonging to Eliminate Hazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hazing Prevention Workshops aligned with the Hazing Prevention Network\u2019s 2023 mission of creating communities \u201cempowered to prevent hazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Click here to learn more about National Hazing Prevention Week.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Chello Gardner signs a National Hazing Prevention Week banner during a “Mocs Don’t Haze” tabling event on Thursday, Sept. 28, in the Lupton Hall lobby (photo by Mason Edwards).<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Roland Hayes Concert hall nearly burst at the seams for a National Hazing Prevention Week conversation on Tuesday, Sept. 26, almost reaching its 505-capacity seating for a Hazing Prevention Workshop. The workshop, one of the highlights on the \u201cMocs Don\u2019t Haze\u201d calendar, proved an empowering exchange of ideas between the guest speaker, Dr. Jason Meriwether, and the UTC community. <\/p>\n

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