![]() “Our primary objective is for them to hear our story and be able to change their culture, change their environment and the way they’re living their lives,” he said. Morring told The News in an interview that he wants students to learn from his experiences. His pledge brothers, believing he was in the car, accidentally ran him over when they backed out of their parking spot.Ībout three months later, one of his pledge brothers, Wesley Potter, committed suicide. As five Sigma Nu pledges drunkenly ran to their car to escape two men with crowbars, Benson fell to the ground. ![]() Morring said Benson died when a series of fights between members of Sigma Nu and a pair of Benson’s former friends escalated and eventually led to an altercation at a bar in Birmingham, Ala. The laughter and chatter that had previously filled the room dissipated.ĭuring Morring’s hour-long presentation he said that he and his pledge brothers “went through hell” to become active members of Sigma Nu while at Auburn, and that he used to believe it was “absolutely worth it.”Īfter two pledges died, however, including Morring’s fraternity little brother Blair Benson, Morring said he realized the culture of hazing and abuse was “deadly wrong.” Only three students raised their hands.Īfter asking how many students in the room were active in fraternities and sororities and have little brothers or sisters in their organizations, he asked, “How many of you have been to your little sister’s or brother’s funeral?” He then asked students to raise their hands if they had never been drunk. Morring began his presentation by asking the audience a few questions, urging students to raise their hands if they had ever been drunk. “We wanted to to bring him here during Alcohol Week … we wanted to make a point: that we are not for hazing,” said Nina Sidman, a senior marketing management major and member of Sigma Alpha Mu, the sorority that sponsored the event. Morring, a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., gave a presentation to a packed Curry Student Center Ballroom titled “Hazed and Confused.” The purpose was to share stories of two students who died while pledging Morring’s fraternity, Sigma Nu, and to warn against the dangers of hazing. ![]() Although Alcohol Week had its name changed from Alcohol Awareness Week by the Office of Prevention and Education at Northeastern to give it a more light-hearted tone, visiting speaker Erle Morring had a serious message about the potential dangers of alcohol use and college Greek life.
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