FRATERNITIES ALL ADOPT HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 10, 2019
Heather Kirk, Chief Interaction Officer
317.872.1112; Heather.kirk@nicfraternity.org!.?.! INDIANAPOLIS– In a historic decision

, the 66 fraternities of the North American Interfraternity Conference adopted standards to standardize and strengthen health and safety measures across fraternities. In unanimous contract, leaders of the NIC fraternities voted

at a November 29, 2018, meeting to adopt 10 standards (listed below )developed to lower the presence and negative impact of alcohol and drugs in the fraternity experience. By September 1, 2019, each of the 66 fraternities will codify these steps in its own policies and execute them in its chapters.”Our assessment shows these are best-practice techniques that make a big difference in safety for members and visitors,”stated Mark Timmes, Pi Kappa Phi CEO, who led the committee charged to supply suggestions on health and wellness guidelines to the NIC. “When fraternities can move as one to carry out consistent steps across a campus neighborhood– and across the more than 6,100 chapters in The United States and Canada– we produce shared expectations and a level field for all members.”These guidelines build upon the fraternities’strong commitment to enhance the health and security in school neighborhoods. In the last year, NIC fraternities

voted to ban tough alcohol in fraternity homes and events by September 1, 2019; partnered with parents who have actually lost their kids to hazing to enhance hazing laws across the nation and educate high school and university student on hazing and bullying; implemented conference-wide adoption of medical Excellent Samaritan policies; and are establishing SocialSafe, an online occasion management platform and app.”This is another essential step to improve the health and security for our 385,000 members and their visitors, “stated Judson Horras, NIC President & CEO.”This will cause a more unified avoidance and responsibility system, leading to much safer communities and refocusing fraternities on brotherhood, individual growth, support and service.”While aspects of these standards have actually remained in place across lots of organizations, through this historical arrangement, all NIC fraternities will– for the very first time

— carry out uniform health and security steps. These< a href="https://nicfraternity.org/nic-alcohol-drug-guidelines/"> NIC Alcohol & Drug Guidelines will likewise appear in the forthcoming Interfraternity Council Requirement Running Treatments the NIC is executing, which offer structure, support and responsibility for school IFCs. As with all NIC Standards and guidelines, these are minimum expectations; when member fraternities and campuses have more limiting policies, trainees and chapters will still be expected to follow those.

Click here to download a PDF of this release. The North American Interfraternity Conference is a trade association that represents 66 inter/national guys’s fraternities, with more than 6,100 chapters situated on more than 800 campuses in the United States and Canada, with roughly 385,000 undergraduate members and nearly 4.2 million alumni. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 10, 2019 Heather Kirk, Chief Communication Officer 317.872.1112; Heather.kirk@nicfraternity.org!.?.! INDIANAPOLIS– In a historic decision, the 66 fraternities of the North American Interfraternity Conference embraced guidelines to standardize and reinforce health and security

procedures throughout fraternities. In unanimous arrangement, leaders of the NIC fraternities
voted at a November 29,

2018, meeting to embrace 10 guidelines (listed below)designed to lower the existence and negative effect of alcohol and drugs in the fraternity experience. By September 1, 2019, each of the 66 fraternities will codify these procedures in its own policies and implement them in its chapters. “Our evaluation reveals these are best-practice methods that make a huge difference in safety for members and guests,” stated Mark Timmes, Pi Kappa Phi CEO, who led the committee charged to offer suggestions on health and wellness guidelines to the NIC.”When fraternities can move as one to implement constant steps throughout a campus community– and across the more than 6,100 chapters in The United States and Canada– we create shared expectations and a level field for all members. “These standards build upon the fraternities ‘strong commitment to improve the health and safety in school neighborhoods. In the last year, NIC fraternities voted to ban tough alcohol in fraternity houses and events by September 1, 2019; partnered with moms and dads who have actually lost their kids to hazing to strengthen hazing laws throughout the nation and educate high school and university student on hazing and bullying; implemented conference-wide adoption of medical Do-gooder policies; and are developing SocialSafe, an online occasion management platform and app.”This is another crucial action to improve the health and wellness for our 385,000 members and their guests,”stated Judson Horras, NIC President & CEO.”This will result in a more unified prevention and accountability system, resulting in much safer communities and refocusing fraternities on brotherhood, personal growth, assistance and service.”While components of these guidelines have actually remained in place across numerous organizations, through

this historic contract, all NIC fraternities will– for the very first time– implement uniform health and wellness measures. These NIC Alcohol & Drug Standards will also appear in the forthcoming Interfraternity Council Requirement Operating Treatments the NIC is executing, which provide structure, assistance and responsibility for campus IFCs. As with all NIC Standards and standards, these are minimum expectations; when member fraternities and campuses have more limiting policies, trainees and chapters will still be anticipated to follow those. Click here to download a PDF of this release. The North American Interfraternity Conference is a trade association that represents 66 inter/national guys’s fraternities, with more than 6,100 chapters located on more than 800 schools in the United States and Canada, with around 385,000 undergraduate members and almost 4.2 million alumni.