External Resources for Fraternities and Sororities
Holmes Murphy offers this educational information to provoke thought and discussion and it should not be viewed as a mandate or requirement.
We view part of our role as an insurance and risk management professional to anticipate your needs and educate you in an effort to complement the organization’s loss prevention and control efforts, not replace the decision making autonomy of our client organizations. We hope you find this educational piece to be of value and stand ready to discuss it further with you or any of your constituents.
Updated 9.27.2023
ALCOHOL
10 of the Best Ted Talks About Alcoholism and Addiction
Alcohol and You: An Interactive Body
Calculate How Alcohol Affects You
College Drinking: Changing the Culture
College Policies from Across the Country
Consequences of College Drinking
Core Institute – Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Studies
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NIAAA
Parent Handbook for Talking with College Students About Alcohol
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Find Treatment
Training for Intervention Procedures (TIPS)
DRUGS
Centers for Disease Control | Stop Overdose Campaign
Drug and Alcohol Helpline Live Chat | 1.877.872.0540
Drug Enforcement Administration
- Drugs of Abuse
- Campus Drug Prevention Practitioner’s Toolbox
- Fentanyl Awareness
- One Pill Can Kill
- Prevention With Purpose Guide
- Prevention With Purpose: A Resource for Student Affairs Professionals
- Prevention With Purpose: A Resource for Presidents and Senior Administrators
Higher Education Center | Prescription Drugs
Naloxone Access Summary of State Laws
National Fentanyl Awareness Day Speaker Series
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | A Guide to SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework
SAMHSA | Substance Use and Prevention Resources for Youth and College Students
Vector Solutions | The New Drug Crisis Addressing Fentanyl on College Campuses-Vector Solutions
HAZING
Fraternity & Sorority Hazing: A Practitioner’s Guide
Hazing Legislation – State by State
Piazza Center/Penn State Student Affairs | Hazing Prevention Findings and Reports
Stop Hazing | State Hazing Laws
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
Department of Education | Questions and Answers on the Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment July 2021
Leader Messaging and Attitudes Toward Sexual Violence
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
Centers for Disease Control
- Sexual Violence on Campus: Strategies for Prevention
- Stop SV: A Technical Package to Prevent Sexual Violence
MENTAL HEALTH
60 Digital Resources for Mental Health
College Student’s Guide to Stress Management
Crisis Text Line | Text HOME to 741741 anywhere in the US or Canada to text with a trained Crisis Counselor
Gallup – Lumina Foundation | Stressed Out and Stopping Out: The Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education
Mental Health for Black and African American Students
National Alliance on Mental Illness/JED Foundation | Mental Health College Guide
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline | Call 988
Protecting Youth Mental Health | The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory
VIRTUAL MENTAL HEALTH
AFA AdvanceU | Creating a Culture of Caring
verywellmind Article | Best Online Therapy Services in 2022
Active Minds | Validate, Appreciate, Refer
Health Management Systems of America
ACTIVE SHOOTER RESOURCES
Mental Health, Recession and Mass Shootings Among College Students’ Top Concerns in 2023 | TimelyMD.
Active Shooter Safety Resources | FBI
Active Shooter – How to Respond | Department of Homeland Security
Active Shooter Preparedness | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA
Attacks in Crowded and Public Spaces | Ready.gov
Responding to an Active Shooter Situation | Rediness and Emergency Management for Schools
School and Workplace Violence | U.S. Departement of Homeland Security
Please defer to the university website for specific campus instructions regarding how to respond if an active shooter is on campus.
CONFRONTATION
14 Conflict Resolution Strategies for the Workplace
Adar Cohen: 3 Ways to Lead Tough, Unavoidable Conversations
Conflict Resolution Network — Skills, Strategies & Techniques
Corporate and Organizational Workshops and Trainings
Dorothy Walker: 3 Ways to Resolve a Conflict
Irshad Manji’s Tips For Engaging With Diverse Perspectives
Top Conflict Resolution Courses – Learn Conflict Resolution Online
FIRE SAFETY
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Fire Pretection Association
HOTLINES
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
TTY: dial 711 then 988
Chat with lifeline: https://988lifeline.org/chat/
CDC-INFO (National STD and AIDS Hotline)
1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
gettested.cdc.gov
LGBTQ+ National Help Center
1-888-843-4564
lgbthotline.org
National Dating Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474
www.loveisrespect.org/ or text LOVEIS to 22522
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
https://www.thehotline.org/
National Sexual Assault Hotline
24-hour online hotline: rainn.org/get-help (online chat service)
1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
Safe Helpline (Sexual Assault Support for the DOD Community)
1-877-995-5247
https://safehelpline.org/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Referral Hotline
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
The Trevor Lifeline (Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth)
866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386)
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/
Text START to 678678
Veterans’ Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255), press 1
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES
Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities
American College Health Association
Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors
Council for the Advancement of Standards
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery
Higher Education Research Institute | UCLA
NASPA Recommendations for Excellence In Fraternity and Sorority Life
NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
National APIDA Panhellenic Association | NAPA
National Panhellenic Conference
North American Interfraternity Conference