Long Beach State University Code of Conduct for REGISTRATION OF FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES: Fraternities & Sororities 1. All fraternities and sororities must register with of Student Life and Development each year. Each chapter is All registered student organizations must comply with the CSULB required to: Regulations for Campus Activities, Organizations and the University Community (the “REGS”), the unique nature of fraternities and A. Submit an organization roster (every member) added to sororities requires additional consideration. University regulations BeachSync Page each semester and procedures affecting fraternity and sorority members also play B. Submit four officers and a member at the time of registration an important role in maintaining the standards of the Greek in BeachSync that meet the academic requirements outlined community. in CSULB Regulations for Campus Activities, Organizations and the University Community, Regulation VII The following are conduct standards for Cultural Greek Council, C. Submit and Officer Compliance Form signed - Received National Panhellenic Conference, National Pan-Hellenic Council, from Beach Sync once officer is added and Interfraternity Council organizations, which are registered with D. Submit Faculty/Staff Advisor name and email on Beach the Office of Student Life & Development at California State Sync University, Long Beach (CSULB). The Code is issued by CSULB E. Submit updated Bylaws and is monitored by the Office of Student Life & Development. It is F. Submit Chapter Calendar of events for the academic year understood that each member of these organizations shall be should include official chapter activities and responsible for complying with this Code of Conduct, which is to be informational/recruitment dates communicated to all members of each respective fraternity and G. Proof of attendance at Officer training workshop/Fiscal sorority at least once each semester by Student Life and Certification Development the President of the chapter. H. Complete ASI Business office Signature Account Form – I. Pay dues to respective Council through the ASI Business Failure to abide by these conduct standards will result in disciplinary office action taken against the fraternity or sorority and or individual J. Have all new members attend Greek 101 members. After due process, the action taken may include, but is not K. Have executive board members attend Greek 201 limited to: a warning, a loss of scheduling privileges, nonuse of campus facilities and grounds, probationary status, educational sanctions, community service, reasonable remediation of damages, social probation, or revocation of University recognition. 2. Advisors: University policy requires all student organizations to websites and internet advertisements). Use of such have a faculty/staff advisor. No chapters will be registered words as “beer,” “brew,” “kegs,” “wine,” “cocktails,” without either a faculty/staff advisor. “open bar,” “booze,” mixed drinks,” “spirits,” etc. is prohibited. Illustrations must not make reference to REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO alcoholic beverages (i.e. no pictures of kegs, cocktail glasses, beer mugs, alcoholic beverage labels, etc.). FRATERNITY & SORORITY ACTIVITIES: B. Chapters may not host an “open party” where alcohol is 1. All University policies, procedures and directives shall be present. Any chapter or council-sponsored activity, followed, including those in the Disciplinary Procedures for which is advertised in any fashion, will be considered an Officially Recognized CSULB Clubs and Organizations, CSULB “open party,” and, therefore, no alcohol may be present Catalog, CSULB Regulations for Campus Activities, at such activities. Non-members attending a chapter Organizations and the University Community (the “REGS”), function may do so only by personal invitation of a Campus Publicity & Posting, and Campus Scheduling Policies. chapter member who shall assume personal Further, chapters shall abide by all local State and Federal laws, responsibility for the welfare of the guest and any including noise abatement and nuisance laws of the City of Long damage to the property caused by their guest. Chapters Beach. must abide by the guest list limitations established by their (inter)national risk management policy. 2. There shall be no loitering after chapter-sponsored or co- Organizations who do not have an (inter)national risk sponsored events. There shall be no abusive or obscene behavior management policy should defer to the Fraternal or language within public view or hearing at any time. Information Programming Group (FIPG) document concerning risk management. 3. Fraternities and sororities shall not paint their symbols or Greek letters upon, or otherwise deface, public streets or alleys, parking C. No whatsoever, including “donations,” lots, road signs, or other public or private property. In the event “entertainment fees,” “passing of the hat,” etc. may be that such damage takes place, all markings or defacing shall be collected at any function where alcoholic beverages are promptly removed or repaired by the fraternity or sorority provided or sold, unless a one-day license has been members at their expense. issued by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

4. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES D. No chapter may purchase alcoholic beverages through A. Advertising: In promoting events, alcoholic beverages the use of any chapter funds or credits nor may the may not be referred to in publicity, including signs, purchase of alcohol be undertaken or coordinated by any fliers, mailings and media announcements (including member on behalf of the chapter. No chapter members may provide alcoholic beverages directly or indirectly to recruitment function is defined as any chapter activity members or guests by selling tickets or cups, by occurring at any time or location, where potential new collecting admission fees or donations, by special members are present. All activities held during Council assessments (e.g. a formal dance assessment that formal recruitment periods will be considered includes drink tickets), by accepting a percentage of bar recruitment events and must be dry. receipts from a co-sponsoring establishment, by taking a collection (“passing the hat”), by dues rebates, or by any G. No alcoholic beverages shall be present at any means of collecting monies from persons attending pledge/associate/new member program or activity, chapter functions. including, but not limited to, or pre-initiation activities, pledge or associate member retreats and E. The purchase and/or use of any bulk quantity of meetings, big brother/big sister revealing, etc. alcoholic beverages or providing a common source of alcohol (e.g. kegs, alcoholic punch, coolers filled with 5. HAZING canned beer, open bars, etc.) is expressly prohibited. All alcoholic beverages consumed at chapter functions, A. Definition: Hazing is defined as any action taken or regardless of location, must be brought by the individual situation created which, regardless of location, intent or members and guests attending the function for their own consent of the participants, personal consumption (BYOB), or purchased as individual drinks through a cash bar operated by a 1. Produces, or is reasonably likely to produce, licensed establishment where the function is held. bodily harm or danger, mental or physical BYOB is defined as one (1) six-pack of 12-ounce beers discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or one (1) four pack of wine coolers brought by a fright, humiliation, intimidation, degradation, member or guest who is legally able to consume an or ridicule, or otherwise compromises the alcoholic beverage. In the event that the BYOB option is dignity of an individual; selected for a chapter event, only members and guests 2. Compels an individual to participate in any who are 21 years of age or older may bring or consume activity which is unlawful, perverse, publicly alcohol at the event. No alcohol shall be consumed under indecent, contrary to the rules, policies and any circumstances by minors under the age of 21. The regulations of the University, or which is responsibility for checking identification is with the known by the compelling person to be sponsoring chapter(s). contrary to the individual’s genuine moral or religious beliefs; or F. Alcohol cannot be involved in the recruitment process. 3. Will, unreasonably or unusually, impair an No alcoholic beverages shall be present at any chapter or individual’s academic efforts. Council recruitment function, regardless of location. A include customary athletic events or B. Members of fraternities and sororities including new school-sanctioned events. members and alumni may not engage in any hazing (c) A violation of this section that does activities. not result in serious bodily injury is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of C. Any hazing activity as described above upon which the not less than one hundred dollars ($100), initiation or admission into or affiliation with the organization is directly or indirectly conditioned, or nor more than five thousand dollars implied to be condition, or which occurs during a pre- ($5,000), or imprisonment in the county initiation or initiation activity shall be presumed to be jail for not more than one year, or both. “compelled” activity, the willingness of an individual to (d) Any person who personally participate in such an activity notwithstanding. engages in hazing that results in death or serious bodily injury as defined in D. All chapters must abide by California State Law: paragraph (4) of subdivision (f) of Section 48900 of the Education Code Section 243 of the Penal Code, is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony, and SEC. 4. Section 245.6 is added to the shall be punished by imprisonment in Penal Code, to read: county jail not exceeding one year, or by 245.6. (a) It shall be unlawful to imprisonment in the state prison. engage in hazing, as defined in this (e) The person against whom the section. hazing is directed may commence a civil (b) "Hazing" means any method of action for injury or damages. The action initiation or pre-initiation into a student may be brought against any participants organization or student body, whether or in the hazing, or any organization to not the organization or body is officially which the student is seeking membership recognized by an educational institution, whose agents, directors, trustees, which is likely to cause serious bodily managers, or officers authorized, injury to any former, current, or requested, commanded, participated in, prospective student of any school, or ratified the hazing. community college, college, university, (f) Prosecution under this section shall or other educational institution in this not prohibit prosecution under any other state. The term "hazing" does not provision of law. community liaison person will informally serve to resolve SEC. 5. This act shall be known and problems and to improve the fraternity/sorority image in the may be cited as "Matt's Law" in memory community. of Matthew William Carrington, who died on February 2, 2005, as a result of 6. Parking: Chapter members attending off-campus functions will exercise care to utilize legal parking areas for their automobiles hazing. and in no instances shall they block driveways or sidewalks of other residents. When large numbers of cars are anticipated, the GUIDELINES PERTAINING ONLY TO chapter will direct parking to an appropriate area and will ensure CHAPTERS WITH A CHAPTER RESIDENCE that members and guests leave the function quietly as they walk to their cars.

1. If a fraternity or sorority owns or leases a chapter residence, all 7. Noise: Noise resulting from various fraternity or sorority members of the chapter and their invited guests are expected to activities at chapter homes shall be contained within the comply with any applicable noise, parking and zoning structure. It is understood, however that certain major programs, ordinances of the City of Long Beach. such as formal Recruitment activities, may produce activity outside the chapter home, but within the immediate grounds. 2. If any law enforcement officers are called to the premises of a Outside noise will be kept to a minimum and neighbors will be fraternity/sorority residence, fraternity/sorority members and informed well in advance of these infrequent events. guests must cooperate fully with them. 8. Trash: The premises on and about the chapter home shall be 3. Programs planned by a fraternity or sorority which cannot be kept clean and trash stored in trash bags or garbage cans. As a adequately contained and monitored within the residence house part of program planning, there shall be a “clean-up” scheduled are to be located elsewhere, preferably on campus. by 12:00 noon the day following any activity.

4. Noise curfew: Chapter meetings held at a residence owned or leased by the chapter will maintain a 10:00 p.m. noise time limit ENFORCEMENT after which quiet hours shall be enforced by the members. This does not prevent meetings from continuing in a quiet manner Complaints regarding fraternity and sorority violations of these after 10:00 p.m. policies will be directed to the Office of Student Life & Development. Such complaints will initiate the Disciplinary 5. Neighbor liaison: Each fraternity or sorority, with a chapter Procedures for Officially Recognized CSULB Clubs and residence, will establish a working relationship with neighbors Organizations. Investigation of the circumstances of the complaint and representatives of the immediate community. A chapter’s may also result in referring individual students to disciplinary action.

Chapter presidents shall be responsible for communicating all policies and procedures, including those in the Code of Conduct for Fraternities and Sororities, to their members. Each year, chapter presidents will sign an agreement to assume this responsibility.

Fraternity and Sorority Life Social Media Policy

The purpose of the Social Media policy is not to discourage its use, but to promote the safe and positive interactions of our FSL Community on all social media platforms. By being a member of the CSULB FSL Community you represent not only yourself, but also your chapter and your national organization. Therefore, posts, shares, comments, pictures and likes on any forms of social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Linkedin, GroupMe etc.) should be in line with the values of your respective organization and as a student of Long Beach State University.