Matt's Law - hazing now a felony in Calif.

Amanda Ebner, a co-PCC for this province, just gave a phenomenal workshop to Iota Tau (who was proactively fulfilling their annual risk management workshop requirement - way to go!) on hazing. Tons of great information shared in this interactive workshop, but one fact stood out to me ... as of 2007, hazing is now a felony in the state of California. So not only is it a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment, but it also takes the statute out of the educational code and puts it in the penal code - making it possible for anyone (including officers, advisors, parents, etc.) to be named in a hazing lawsuit - whether they were at the incident or not. Gulp. As if we needed even more proof that hazing - however subtle - has NO place in Alpha Chi Omega.

Contact Amanda to have her come and give this really interesting and informative workshop at your next Chi Connection - great dose of preventative medicine!