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Millersville Fraternity First in Nation to Complete Workshop

Men on a mission to stop sexism, rape and harassment of women.

A group of fraternity brothers at Millersville University have a mission to stop sexism, rape and harassment of women. Twenty-two members of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity were the first in the nation to participate in a day-long training workshop from the hu-MAN UP Local College Coalition (HULCC).

The SAFE HOUSE workshop, sponsored by the HULCC, engaged the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha in a variety of activities to learn that they are both perpetrators and victims of a culture that promotes hyper-masculinity, sexism and objectification of women. Members signed a zero tolerance pledge for any behavior that disrespects, objectifies, oppresses, stereotypes or targets others.

The brothers will become allies on Millersville’s campus to fight and end rape culture by actively taking part in activities and educating others. “As individuals, it is up to us to change the culture we live in and be proactive participants,” said Anthony Ciliberto, president of Lambda Chi Alpha. “We want to stand up and speak out against the stereotypes in not only fraternity men, but young men everywhere and show that we can all be allies in this fight.”

Dr. Didier, faculty advisor for the Millersville chapter of HULCC, was proud of Lambda Chi Alpha’s accomplishment “I was so impressed with this fraternity and their participation and engagement in this workshop,” she said. “They actively listened, engaged in discussion and were involved in all the movement exercises.”

Dr. John Anderson, president of Millersville, was just as impressed. In a letter addressed to Ciliberto, he said “I admire you and your brothers for your commitment to helping our campus create and maintain safe spaces in all our relationships.”

“We would love to work with the HULCC in the future to set up events for faculty, staff and peers,” said Ciliberto. “We also want to encourage others to attend any events in the surrounding area where the hu-MAN UP professional staff will be participating.”

If you are interested in getting involved with HULCC, or would like to arrange a workshop or training session, please contact Dr. Dominique Didier at Dominique.Dagit@millersville.edu or 717-871-7440.

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