Fraternity & Sorority Life

We as the Fraternity & Sorority Life staff send loving thoughts to all in the Fraternity and Sorority Life community here at Michigan State University. Violence and tragedy have struck our campus and community. There are no words we can say that would effectively detail the heartache we are all feeling. We hope you are close to friends and loved ones. The days ahead will be tough, and we will get through them together. The Fraternity and Sorority Life staff will do our absolute best to help you and your chapter access to the resources, support or care you may need.

University officials have been in contact with families and have confirmed that our valued friend/community member Brian Fraser has passed away as a result of their injuries. Please join us in sending your love and support to members of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and all those who knew and loved Brian. We also ask that you keep Sigma Lambda Gamma International Sorority, Incorporated in your thoughts and prayers as we jointly hope for the speedy recovery of their sorority sister.

View the full letter here: FSL STATEMENT - Feb 14, 2023

MSU Counseling and Psychiatric Services counselors are moving to Akers Hall, Brody Square and Shaw Hall private dining rooms to provide services. Employee Assistance Program counseling is moving to the Akers Hall private dining room.

Location information: Akers Hall (CAPS and EAP services) 908 Akers Road, East Lansing. Brody Square (CAPS services) 219 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing. Shaw Hall (CAPS services) 591 N. Shaw Lane, East Lansing.

Community providers will remain at the Hannah Community Center in East Lansing, with the WorkLife Office supporting. Families can come to the Hannah Center at 819 Abbot Road in East Lansing for support until 9 p.m.

More information about counseling services is available on the Counseling and Psychiatric Services website.

Here are some FAQs for families.

Hazing Information and Resources

Michigan State University is committed to providing a safe environment in which all students have the right to belong to student organizations without undergoing hazing as a right of entry.  As such, it is the policy of the University that hazing is strictly prohibited.  Hazing can result in irrevocable harm to students, their families, and the University community.

No student organization or individual student shall conduct nor condone hazing activities.  Any group or individual responsible for hazing may be subject to disciplinary action, criminal prosecution, and/or civil prosecution. 

For more information on hazing and how to report can be found here: https://ossa.msu.edu/hazing-information-and-resources 

Anonymous reporting on hazing activities and resources can also be found here: https://hazingprevention.org/students 

Anonymous Reporting

In some cases, a student one may want to report a concern anonymously. Michigan State University has implemented a telephone hotline including a web reporting feature to help maintain adherence to ethical practices. The purpose of the hotline is to provide an anonymous method to report known or suspected misconduct at Michigan State University. Misconduct related to the following areas can be reported through the hotline: fiscal, conflicts of interest, employment, medical/HIPAA, research, safety, athletics, discrimination/harassment, privacy, retaliation, and any other issue that does not fit another category. To visit the website, please go to the MSU Misconduct Hotline.

Greeks Take the Lead

The Greeks Take the Lead Program is a mandatory workshop series for all fraternity and sorority chapters that are currently registered student organizations (RSOs) or are hoping to become a RSO. The Greeks Take the Lead Program serves as a way to help fraternity and sorority students feel empowered by providing further education on how they can intervene and end sexual violence in their chapters and greater community. All chapter presidents and risk managers (or another leadership member, if your chapter does not have a risk manager) participate in leadership-based interactive training, and all general members are required to choose a workshop focused on a specialized topic.

 The "Greeks Take the Lead" Program serves to:

• Educate MSU fraternity and sorority members to promote positive social change around gender-based violence in their communities.
• Shift attitudes, beliefs, behaviors and norms on topics pertaining to gender-based violence against MSU fraternity and sorority student populations in an effort to stregthen the culture of prevention and support in their communities.
• Build upon primary university-level prevention programming completed by MSU fraternity and sorority members to explore topics in gender-based violence specific to their experiences.
• Center equity in programmatic efforts so that they are relevant to and reflective of the experiences of various communities and identity groups in MSU fraternity and sorority life.