This story is part of the 2025 Enterprise Reporting Project: Hazing
April 26, 2025
Promoting Prevention: The Piazza Center's nationwide fight to make Greek Life safer
With less than 15 employees, The Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research is one of Penn State's smallest resources. Its impact in the fight against hazing, though, reaches far beyond University Park. Learn more in this piece from Centre County Report.
In the wake of Tim Piazza's hazing-related death nearly 10 years ago, a research center bearing his name has become an integral part of Penn State's efforts to help prevent similar tragedies. The Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research is working to understand the root causes of why hazing happens and how it can be eliminated.
In a story for Centre County Report, Holly Deemer spent time with Piazza Center executives to learn about how the organization is structured, what projects they are currently focused on, research-backed methods for effectively combatting hazing and more.
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Credits
- Reporter
- Holly Deemer
- Videographer
- Eric Morris
- Instructor
- Steve Kraycik