Survey Says: Student Perspectives on the Impact of Hazing Prevention Programs and Policies
Includes a Live Web Event on 04/10/2025 at 1:30 PM (EDT)
Hazing prevention efforts have various goals, and Fraternity and Sorority Life professionals must assess their programs and policies to ensure they are appropriate for their students and institutions. In this session, Piazza Center researchers will share What Works Study survey findings from 2000 students about how different hazing prevention efforts impact collegiate members. They will also offer recommendations and guidance for developing and implementing hazing prevention policies and programs.
Learning Outcomes
1. Articulate student awareness of chapter and campus hazing prevention programs and policies.
2. Identify how different types of hazing prevention programs and policies impact studentsâ attitudes and behaviors toward hazing.
3. Explore ideas for improving existing programs and policies or developing new prevention strategies for their campus or organization.
Kimberly Davis
Data Analyst
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Dr. Kimberly Davis serves as a Data Analyst for the Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research and Reform (Piazza Center) at Penn State University. She is primarily responsible for maintaining and reporting on data gathered through the center, including providing institutional and aggregate reports, as well as contributing to key research projects related to the Piazza Center mission. In August 2022, she graduated from the Higher Education Administration Ph.D. program at Louisiana State University. Her research interests include fraternity/sorority life (specifically hazing and organizational culture), leadership education, and faculty/tenure issues. Prior to Penn State, Kimberly served Louisiana State University as the Graduate Assistant for Title IX. She has also previously worked in housing and residence life, fraternity/sorority life, student conduct, and Title IX at Centenary College of Louisiana and the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts.
Dan Welter
Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life
Washington State University
Dan Welter brings excitement and experience to WSU from his time in Student Affairs at the University of Southern Maine, University of New England and the University of St. Thomas. Dan holds a Master of Arts in Leadership and Student Affairs Education from the University of St. Thomas, and a Bachelors of Sciences in Medical Biology from the University of New England. Dan's interest in student affairs include; excellence in student affairs, university housing, fraternity and sorority life, campus recreation programs, student involvement and activities, financial literacy education, student care and support, crisis and emergency response, and making campus a safe and inclusive place for all students.
Continuing Education Credits
This session counts for 1.0 CSAEd-CORE credit
NASPA has been approved by the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification to provide CE credit for Certified Student Affairs Educators (CSAEd). NASPA is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.
Guidelines for earning CE credit:
No partial credit will be rewarded.
Participants must also complete the feedback survey in the Online Learning Community.
1 Credit is available for attending the live session or viewing the on-demand recording.
To receive CSAEd credit, attendees must complete the feedback survey that offers the certification in each session. Once you have attended all the live sessions or watched the on-demand sessions for which you would like to request credit, visit the Continuing Education (CE) website to fill out the Student Affairs Education Certification Request Form for all the sessions. All certificants must fill out one for the live session and a separate one for the on-demand sessions. Visit the Continued Education (CE) website to learn more regarding deadlines and receive your certificate of completion for the Virtual Conference.