Health and Safety
University Health and Wellbeing
Michigan State University offers a wide variety of services, programs, and resources to help students thrive. Many are housed within University Health and Wellbeing. You can click HERE to learn more.
Mental Health Support & Suicide Prevention
Mental health is just as important as caring for our physical health. At Michigan State University we are dedicated to the health, safety and well being of all our members, students, and staff. If you, or anyone you know, is a possible danger to themselves or others, there are local and national resources. Michigan State Universality Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) is an on campus support center located in Olin Health Center. More information about on-campus resources can be found at caps.msu.edu.
Click HERE to see Crisis Resources for Students from CAPS.
Additional Resources
Hazing Prevention
Fraternity & Sorority Life is meant to be a safe, positive, and educational part of the university experience. Hazing is contradictory to the values held by fraternities and sororities. Through education and awareness, the Fraternity & Sorority Councils hope to prevent member chapters from participating in these activities. In addition, Michigan State has a strict zero-tolerance policy towards hazing.
https://ossa.msu.edu/hazing-information-and-resources
Michigan State Law: Hazing is illegal in Michigan under the law commonly known as “Garret’s Law,” which is codified under M.C.L.A. 750.411(t).
Michigan State University Defines Hazing as: Requiring or encouraging any act, whether or not the act is voluntarily agreed upon, in conjunction with initiation, affiliation with, continued membership, or participation in any group that causes or creates a substantial risk of causing mental or physical harm or humiliation. More info: http://splife.studentlife.msu.edu/regulations/general-student-regulations
- The regulations apply to students and student groups while on the land governed by the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, when students or student groups are engaged in University-sponsored or student group-sponsored (student governing groups and registered student organizations) activities off campus, or when the conduct of a student poses a clear and present danger to the health or safety of person or property.
- The regulations relating to protection of individuals apply without reference to where the activity occurs when the alleged misconduct involves hazing or acts causing or explicitly threatening to cause serious bodily harm to other individuals.
For questions or to report incidents of hazing, please contact ShirDonna Lawrence Director for Fraternity & Sorority Life via email at lawre396@msu.edu or via phone at 517-884-4070. If you decide to report, please be as specific as possible including organizations involved, date of incident and time, location, people involved, etc.
You may also call the National Hazing Prevention Hotline at 1 (888) NOT-HAZE or 1 (888) 668-4293 or submit a Anonymous Report via the MSU Misconduct Hotline.
Office of the University Ombudsperson
- 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.
No Excuse for Sexual Assault
Fraternity & Sorority Life at Michigan State University has taken a stand against sexual assault. As a partner of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, Fraternity & Sorority Life is helping to spread the word that there is no excuse for sexual assault. Through a publicity campaign and community events, we hope to bring awareness to this issue and empower our members to prevent it. For more information, click here.
Our Fraternity & Sorority Community has continued to commit itself to Sexual Assault Prevention by partnering with the Prevention, Outreach and Education Department team to take part in Greeks Take the Lead. This initiative includes interactive discussions about safety and education on topics surrounding Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence and creating a safer community here at Michigan State.