Host the Hazing Prevention Institute™
The Hazing Prevention Institute™ is held annually and open to all, but you can amplify its impact by bringing it to your own campus or university system. Hosting locally brings staff from across departments together to address your unique culture, build coordinated strategies, and create a unified front against hazing.
Host the Hazing Prevention Institute™ on Your Campus
The Hazing Prevention Institute™ is held annually and open to participants from any campus or organization, offering valuable training for individuals committed to ending hazing.
For an even greater impact on your campus(es), consider hosting an Institute on your own campus or within your university system. Bringing the program directly to your institution allows staff from across departments—student affairs, athletics, residence life, safety, wellness, faculty advisors, and more—to learn together, address your specific policies and culture, and develop coordinated strategies. This shared experience fosters stronger collaboration, deeper buy-in, and a unified approach to preventing hazing across your entire community.
About the Hazing Prevention Institute™
With a history of success in hazing prevention education, Hazing Prevention Network redesigned the Hazing Prevention Institute™ in 2022, commissioning Emily Perlow, Ph.D., to create a two-day curriculum grounded in the latest research and best practices for building comprehensive, campuswide hazing prevention. Developed in collaboration with Penn State’s Piazza Center, the Institute’s research-informed program addresses hazing motivators at the individual, organizational, and community levels, guides participants in applying prevention concepts to their specific context, and equips them with strategies to disrupt hazing cultures. Attendees also gain change management tools and leave with clear, actionable steps to strengthen their hazing prevention programs.
Who Should Attend
Ending hazing requires a coordinated, campuswide effort. The Hazing Prevention Institute™ brings together campus professionals from a range of departments to ensure prevention strategies are understood, supported, and implemented across the community. While student affairs and fraternity/sorority life staff are key participants, the Institute also benefits athletics administrators, coaches, residence life staff, campus safety and law enforcement, counseling and wellness professionals, conduct officers, diversity and inclusion leaders, and faculty advisors. Each contributes unique expertise and influence, making prevention efforts more comprehensive, culturally relevant, and effective.
Why In-Person Matters
The Institute’s in-person format creates a dynamic environment for collaboration, candid discussion, and peer learning that simply isn’t possible online. Being together in the same room fosters trust, encourages institution-specific problem solving, and builds lasting professional networks. Facilitators tailor sessions to participants’ policies and cultures, using hands-on scenarios and real-time feedback to deepen engagement, sharpen skills, and unify prevention efforts.
Program Format
While we can customize to meet your campus needs, the Institute examines motivators and deterrents to hazing at every level of campus life. Learning unfolds through large-group sessions and focused small-group work, where participants apply research-based strategies to their own environments. Each attendee leaves with a customized, actionable plan to strengthen hazing prevention on their campus or within their organization.
Outcomes
As a result of participating in the Hazing Prevention Institute:
- Participants will describe individual, organizational, and community level hazing motivators and barriers to hazing reduction.
- Participants will describe three ways the Piazza Horizontal Hazing Model can be applied to their campus/organization.
- Participants will apply the four components of situational strength to their campus/organization and will identify four strategies to disrupt situational strength.
- Participants will identify four change management strategies they can employ in their hazing reduction efforts.
- Participants will create a plan for enacting a comprehensive hazing prevention program. Three months post-institute, participants will report having taken steps outlined on their plan.
About Emily Perlow, Ph.D.
Dr. Emily Perlow is the Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a Lecturer in the Counselor Education and Family Therapy Program at Central Connecticut State University, and is a Research Affiliate in the Center for Student Success Research at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She has a Ph.D. in Educational Policy from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and an MA in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University. Her research in the area of hazing focuses on the role hazing plays in the construction and performance of gender identity enacted through adult play behaviors. She most recently co-authored a monograph on hazing prevention and intervention research at the high school and college level. In addition to serving as the co-chair emeritus of the NASPA fraternity/sorority knowledge community, she volunteered for many years with the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors and Alpha Gamma Delta. Her research interests include hazing, masculinity, deviance among college populations, and marginalized populations in STEM.
Included in the Hosted Hazing Prevention Institute™ program
Hosting a Hazing Prevention Institute includes:
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Expert facilitation team – One experienced Institute facilitator plus a Hazing Prevention Network staff member (Piazza Center staff participation subject to availability**).
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Comprehensive curriculum – Two days of hazing prevention education tailored to your campus or system*.
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Participant materials – Printed handouts and workbooks for all attendees.
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Continuing education credit – HPN is a CE provider for professionals with the Student Affairs Educator Certification (CSAEd), including the Fraternity/Sorority Life and Campus Recreation specialties.
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Gold-level HPN Membership – Includes one year of year-round benefits and discounts for attendees who wish to continue their education including:
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The Hazing Prevention Advocate Certification (online)
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The Hazing Prevention Student Workshop (available for on-campus presentations)
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Learn more or book an Institute
Hazing Prevention Institute™ curriculum developed for the Hazing Prevention Network by Emily Perlow, Ph.D., in collaboration with the Piazza Center through funding from the Max Gruver Foundation and Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
* Curriculum can be customized for your program for at additional cost
** May include additional cost
in collaboration with the Penn State’s Piazza Center
Hosting the Hazing Prevention Institute at Texas A&M was a great experience. It reaffirmed why I engage in this work — to protect the well-being of our students where every Aggie feels safe, valued, and supported. Being surrounded by others who share their belief in the Core Values of Texas A&M, and engaging in hazing prevention efforts, inspired new ideas and renewed energy for our work.”
Douglas Bell, Ph.D.
Director of Student Community Standards, Texas A&M UniversityI am proud that Georgia Southern University partnered with the Hazing Prevention Institute this spring to host professionals across the State of Georgia.
I had never known of a program like this one for staff, advisors, and faculty who support student clubs and registered student organizations. The discussions focused on the systemic factors to disrupt hazing behaviors and the role employees and advisors play in intervening and be knowledgeable of signs of risky behaviors. Thank you, Dr. Emily Perlow and Todd Shelton for your partnership and leadership.“
Shay Davis Little, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs, Georgia Southern UniversityThe sessions were extremely valuable in helping our team gain a broader understanding of trends, motivators and barriers for reducing hazing. The Hazing Prevention Network provided actionable information and resources to elevate the prevention work on our campus.”
Frank Cuevas, Ed.D.
Vice Chancellor for Student Life, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hazing Prevention Network has been approved by the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification to provide CE credit for Certified Student Affairs Educators (CSAEd™). Programs that qualify for CE credit in this program are clearly identified. Hazing Prevention Network is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.
“Partnering with the Hazing Prevention Network has been incredibly beneficial for us. Their expertise and resources, combined with some of the hazing prevention research being generated here at Penn State through the Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research, have enabled us to take meaningful steps in developing comprehensive strategies that prioritize student safety and foster collaboration throughout the University. As thought partners, they facilitated us through an intentional and research-informed curriculum that aligned closely with our outcomes and goals for the institute. As programming partners, the team coordinating the Hazing Prevention Institute was easy to work with and allowed us to focus our energy on engaging our colleagues in these meaningful conversations. We are grateful to the Hazing Prevention Network for their partnership.”
