At Colorado, Student-led programs try to address alcohol problems.
After the death of Gordie Bailey a year ago CU officials and students have stepped up efforts to change the culture.
Some discussions at CU prompted by Bailey's death have turned into new practices.Leesee, run the Fraternities off-campus and let student volunteers handle medical problems. Oh yeah, that sounds like a great way to change things.
One group of trained student medical responders who attend parties says it helped save a life.
Another student group has erected plaques on the campus and developed an essay question for freshman applicants, centered around the importance of integrity and action in times of need.
Fraternities have been kicked out of orientation sessions and off the university's Web site. They no longer are recognized as CU groups because they wouldn't delay their recruitment until the spring semester.
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CU's chancellor and president resigned in the past year and have been replaced with interim leaders.
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Interim CU Chancellor Phil DiStefano said there has been a change in the alcohol culture in the past year — but it has been driven mostly by students themselves.
Through their own initiatives, students are educating one another about alcohol dangers, he said.
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Ilya Igolnikov, the 20-year-old president of the Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter, is one of 50 trained emergency medical technicians with the new Student Emergency Medical Services. The EMTs go to functions and administer medical care, if necessary, through the student-initiated program.
"At the first party that I worked, a girl was sent to the hospital and put on a respirator for a few hours. We recognized the emergency and made sure she ended up at the hospital," Igolnikov said.
"It's a really good solution to the problem of what's going on," he said. "Peers are the ones trying to change the culture."
