REGISTER FOR OUR FREE NHPW WEBINAR Sept 17!
Cross-pledging, burning sands, pledge lines, paper vs. made – how familiar are you with these terms? Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs or Divine Nine (D9)) are rich with history, tradition and culture. How do we balance those customs with rapidly changing social media, streaming and artificial intelligence (AI) that cloud an already challenging landscape?
Join Attorney Rasheed Ali Cromwell, President of the Harbor Institute, as he discusses how all hazing is not the same, and effective and impactful hazing prevention efforts must also address solutions from a culturally competent lens. He also discusses innovative approaches that Harbor is partnering with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. to share strategies from a regional and national leadership perspective on how to more effectively and efficiently impact members.
DISCRETION: Hazing, Pledging, and Intake in D9 Organizations
Tuesday, September 17,
3:00-4:00 PM ET
A PLEDGE FOR LIFE (Hazing Prevention)
Real Talk. Real Solutions. This dynamic educational experience utilizes a cultural, operational, and legal framework specially designed to empower students with a comprehensive understanding of risks associated with hazing. Students gain tools to enable them to change their communities.
Ultimate D9 + MGC BOOTCAMP! (Hazing Prevention)
Interactive Hazing Prevention Educational Experience for
Culturally Based Fraternal Organizations (CBFOs)
In this interactive and engaging session participants will learn:
- The purpose, mission, and origins of Black and Multicultural Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs and MGC)
- The history of pledging, hazing and membership intake in CBFOs
- The rationale behind why people want to participate in hazing activities
- The risks, dangers of implementing underground pledging (and unreported hazing incidents) have along with the physical, emotional, and administrative (chapter, regional, nationally and through the university) repercussions of participating in these activities
- The impact that hazing incidents have in the media and how these portrayals impact members, organizations, and colleges/universities
- How to manage and address alumni and older undergraduate members who encourage underground pledging
- The laws with respect to hazing in your state (the facilitator is a licensed attorney who specializes in hazing prevention and practices Fraternal Law-licensed in the state of Georgia)
- Individual (personal), chapter (CBFO), and student organization action steps that will effectuate short term and long-term change to address the culture of hazing and improve unity and image among members
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Cognitive Complexity:
● Develop critical thinking skills
● Develop an understanding of change processes, and be able to think critically about obstacles to change as it relates to their leadership development
Knowledge Acquisition, Integration and Application:
● Participants will be able to integrate their lived experiences into their personal leadership development process
Interpersonal Competence:
● Participants will gain a greater understanding of their own personal identities, how their identities shape their personal leadership
Intrapersonal Competence:
● Participants will learn to explore, re-evaluate and actualize their personal values.
● Participants will develop and build a sense of confidence and belief in themselves, their ideas and their life decision choices. Their confidence will allow them to be challenged without feeling minimized. This will be reinforced by networking, and speaking to others
CROMWELL ELECTED TO HAZING PREVENTION NETWORK BOARD
The Hazing Prevention Network (HPN) is excited to welcome Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq., to the board of directors after his election at the April 2024 board meeting.
“I have admired Rasheed and the success he has had in the higher education industry connecting with students, administrators, parents, and fellow advocates,” said HPN Board President Marc Mores. “He will bring fresh insight and experience to our board of directors. We look forward to his assistance in helping HPN grow and raise awareness on the challenging issue of hazing.”
Cromwell is the founder and president of The Harbor Institute, an educational consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. He has presented keynotes and training sessions at over 300 colleges/universities in 45 states. He brings a unique multidisciplinary approach from his experiences as a former federal law clerk, practicing attorney, educational consultant and speaker/trainer to his work which includes hazing prevention and intervention, cultural competency, leadership development, and culturally based fraternal organization (CBFO) recruitment and retention.
“I am excited to join the Hazing Prevention Network leadership at the board level. Through the years I have had the opportunity to speak and train at HPN programs, and at campuses nationwide, on hazing prevention/intervention,” said Cromwell.
PRESENTER Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq.
ABOUT
Rasheed Ali Cromwell, Esq. is one of the leading authorities on fraternity and sorority life on college campuses. Through the Harbor Institute, he has presented dynamic keynote speeches, interactive and engaging training sessions, and consulting for thousands of students/ administrators at over 300 colleges/universities in 45 states.
Mr. Cromwell taught and co-developed the curriculum for the Fraternal Values and Leadership Series at Howard University (Washington,DC)(2010-2015). Additionally, he served as a co-professor and co-developed the curriculum for a Black Greek leadership class at The Ohio State University (OSU)(Columbus) from (2010-2013) which the university required as a pre-requisite to any membership intake process at OSU. He also facilitates advisor training for NPHC advisors across the country with the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) at their national conferences (2010, 2011, 2013) and also served as a member of the anti-hazing task force at Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, Florida) and chair of the 3rd District (Washington, DC and Virginia) Stop The Violence Committee Chair for Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. He is co-founding faculty of the Cross Cultural Fraternal Advisors Institute and was recently was highlighted in the Association of Fraternal and Sorority Advisors (AFA) Essentials magazine (Dec 2018), AFLV’s connections magazine on Multiculturalism in Greek life(March 2018), ebony.com for co-authoring an article about the movie Burning Sands, Essence magazine’s feature on social justice in Black Greek Sororities (July 2015, Reality v. Roots) and has published articles in Hazing Prevention’s annual National Hazing Prevention Week Resource (July 2017,Sept 2015) guide.
He later founded and is currently President of The Harbor Institute, a premier educational consulting firm, based out of Washington D.C. He specializes in the areas of hazing prevention/intervention, cultural competency, leadership development and recruitment/retention regarding culturally-based fraternal organizations (CBFOs) and is the co-author of The Harbor Institute’s Guide to CBFOs (2022). He currently volunteers in his Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. graduate chapter, Kappa Psi, in Washington, DC and as attorney/advisor for DC-National Pan-Hellenic Council (DCNPHC). He also practices law serving as in-house counsel for the Tran Arrowsmith law firm.
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Testimonials
"Great takeaways! Important topics we’re scared to talk about, but we all need to hear."
"Rasheed kept it real"
"Very insightful, instead of demoralizing our organizations they gave us tips on how to bring us up"
"I love how interactive it was. I also like how realistic the speaker is when talking about changing the way things are."
Hazing Prevention & Leadership Development Internship
Hosted jointly by the Harbor Institute and StopHazing, this internship offers a virtual experience and opportunity for students to gain practical knowledge, develop professional competencies, and connect with leaders in the field of hazing prevention, leadership development, and DEI. Harbor Institute and StopHazing are seeking student interns to join our high-energy, collaborative, and remote team. Interns will assist in the development of short form resources, research-to-practice projects, resource distribution, programmatic logistics, and hazing prevention initiatives. Expectation of a minimum of 10 hours/week for the semester/term; applicants seeking course credit are preferred.
MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WaIyNEfkGbKmfJ4Nk36g-Pjb-NtKafWK/view?usp=sharing
HAZING - A BYRON HURT FILM
VIEW EPISODE HERE:
https://www.pbs.org/video/hazing-uiisvk
INDEPENDENT LENS Season 24 Episode 1 | 1h 43m 28s
Hazing is a widespread, far-reaching practice fueled by tradition, secrecy, groupthink, power, and the desire to belong in fraternities and sororities on college campuses across the U.S. Filmmaker Byron Hurt embarks on a deeply personal journey to understand the underground rituals of hazing, revealing the abuse and the lengths college students will go to fit in.
