As the Honor Committee continues its outreach efforts, it hopes to target a different University population -- members of Greek life.
The Committee is currently working on the creation of a program that will fulfill one standard of the Fraternal Order Agreement, a program each fraternity or sorority chapter is required to fulfill each academic year in six different categories: alcohol and drug use, diversity and discrimination, hazing, liability, personal safety and sexual assault, according to Michael Citro, assistant dean of fraternity and sorority life. Each chapter is required to have 75 percent of its members participate in these programs, which must last at least one hour and have an additional 15 minutes of discussion or interactive activity, Citro added.
The Honor Committee's program, to be implemented next spring, will fall under the FOA liability standard for each of the four Greek councils.
"It's a great benefit because about 30 percent of U.Va. undergraduates are involved with one of the four Greek Councils," Vice Chair for Education Allie Moore said.
The program will cover academic integrity, conscientious retraction and the basic philosophy of the honor system in addition to including case studies specific to the Greek community, Moore said. She added that the case studies are intended to generate discussion about the honor system and encourage more students to become involved with the Committee.
"It hits such a large population," Moore said. "The Greek community, between all four councils, is such a diverse community, age-wise [and] school-wise."
Honor Chair Ben Cooper said the program has the opportunity to educate a large University population other than first-year students.
"There's not a lot of ... programming that goes on after your first year," Cooper said. "By making this part of the mandatory FOA structure ... it'll be a really good refresher over the details they have forgotten over the past years."
Moore said the program will help "increase the relevancy of Honor" for upperclassmen.
"The older you get, the more you are removed from the honor system," Moore said. "It's a great way to reopen conversations about honor and have a setting where they can ask questions."
Citro said he is looking forward to the program's implementation.
"We are excited to be able to partner with the Honor Committee," Citro said. "I applaud them for wanting to reach out to upperclass students."
Inter-Fraternity Council President Charlie Morgan said he believes the program will be effective.
"It's a great way to get fraternity men thinking about Honor," Morgan said. "A lot of times fraternities use the same sort of FOAs year in and year out. A lot of people have already seen the FOA, so they're not learning as much the second time."
Moore noted that the program will function on a "case-by-case basis," with the Committee observing how the first few sessions work and tweaking the program as necessary.
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