Educational Posters

The wellbeing of our members is a priority of Alpha Chi Omega. To this regard, we have teamed with Zeta Tau Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi and Sigma Nu to create a series of educational posters addressing ways members can reduce risks to themselves or others. Each one addresses a topic common on college and university campuses, like alcohol consumption and hazing prevention.

Distributed to chapters nationwide, the posters are intended to launch conversations among members about topics that may affect them, their friends and their campus community.
 

V-A-R: A Mental Health Resource		As we approach the end of the fall season, members are getting ready for finals and heading home for the holidays. We have collaborated with Active Minds to provide chapters with an active listening tool, Validate, Appreciate, Refer (V-A-R), to help a friend who may be experience a mental health challenge. With 39% of college students experiencing a significant mental health issue, it is important we empower members to help a sister in need. Use this conversation starter to begin the dialogue in your chapter to help with everyday mental health challenges.
Alcohol Awareness Week		Our 2019 Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week poster and conversation starter were developed to promote conversations around BYOB (Bring Your Own Beverage) practices. We use a unique Be Your Own Bartender message to validate the importance of choosing the strength of your own beverage, knowing the amount of alcohol and monitoring time. Be sure to use the PowerPoint to share tips and help members understand the right way to BYOB. BYOB Conversation Starter
Hazing Prevention		The fall 2019 National Hazing Prevention Week poster sheds light on what a big sister really is. Being a big is about mentorship, friendship and providing guidance to new members. If that is the case, then why are we not always advocates for new members’ safety? Let’s change the conversation from harm to helping. Talk about the positive experiences your chapter has had with big and little sisters and how you can continue to create lasting friendships that empower members to be the best versions of themselves.  Being a Big Coversation Starter
Relationship Behaviors		To coincide with April’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month programming, we have partnered with the One Love Foundation in developing content to educate about signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships. Here is a resource to assist you in starting a conversation with your chapter regarding healthy relationships. One Love’s Healthy & Unhealthy Relationships Behaviors Explained provides information on the 10 signs of a healthy and an unhealthy relationship.
Vaping is Smoking		The winter 2018 poster educates about the misconceptions around health impacts of e-cigarettes, most recently referred to as JUULs. The poster and conversation guide explain that while vaping is safer than traditional cigarette smoking, e-cigarettes still contain nicotine which is highly addictive and has heath ramifications including lasting brain impacts such as nicotine addiction, mood disorders and permanent lowering of impulse control. Vaping is Smoking Conversation Starter
Know Your ABVs		The second fall 2018 poster educates on alcohol by volume (ABV). The poster and conversation guide explain that the standard measurement of the alcohol content of drinks is ABV. Alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine and hard seltzer all have less than 15 percent average ABV making them safer options than hard alcohol as studies show drinks poured by students are typically stronger than standard drinks. Know Your ABVs Conversation Starter
Hazing Prevention Education		The fall 2018 poster focuses on the importance of understanding and recognizing types of hazing. Research shows that 55% of students experience hazing and a mere 5% claim those experiences as hazing. This poster and conversation starter serve as a reminder that it is important to treat sisters with respect and if activities or experiences can take away from a persons dignity or safety, those behaviors should be identified and prevented.  Hazing Pevention Education Conversation Starter
Social Media Responsibility		The winter 2018 poster reminds students that posts on social media are not private. With the constant creation of ways to communicate students are encouraged to think before they posts as posts can be easily saved and shared in the larger community. This poster and conversation guide reviews the importance of evaluating possible outcomes of posts and comments made in very public ways, like on social media.  Social Media Responsibilitiy Conversation Starter
Know Your Pour		The fall 2017 poster demonstrates the importance of knowing standard drink size. Often students over-pour alcohol and believe it is one drink when in fact it is often much more by standard drink size. This poster and conversation guide highlight the need for students to understand the strength of the alcohol, amount poured and time that passes between each standard drink. Know Your Pour Conversation Starter
Anti-Hazing		During the 2017 National Hazing Prevention Week all chapters received the hazing prevention poster and conversation starter document. The statistics provided on the poster demonstrates the pervasiveness of hazing and the responsibility that belongs to all to prevent it.  Hazing Prevention Conversation Starter
Cocaine: It's Not a Party Drug		The spring 2017 poster addressed the dangers of cocaine use. The poster challenged students to think about if use is worth the ramifications. This poster and conversation starter addressed a prevalent topic effecting college campuses and many students.   Cocaine: It's Not a Party Drug" Conversation Starter
Are you OK?		The winter 2016 poster was created to remind members to ask “Are you ok?” and express their concern when they notice a friend exhibiting troublesome behaviors. Alpha Chi Omega wants to encourage members to reach out and be there for one another throughout the year. Are you OK? A Conversation Starter
Getting Back to Zero		This fall 2016 poster was designed to show that while many factors influence what it takes for an individual to reach a certain BAC, the amount of time needed to get back to ZERO is very constant and takes much more time than many students realize. Getting Back to Zero Coversation Starter
Reporting Hazing		This fall 2016 poster was created in conjunction with National Hazing Prevention Week, providing options and encouraging collegiate members to report hazing or other concerning behaviors in their chapter.
Sexual Assault		The spring 2016 poster serves as a reminder that the victim is never to blame for a sexual assault.
Mental Health		Winter 2016 poster was created to remind members of the importance of checking in with others on how they are feeling and to simply be a friend when it comes to supporting the emotional well-being of others.
Social Norms		Fall 2015 poster was designed to highlight the differences between men and women when consuming alcohol.  Dr. Kilmer Abbreviated Program
These Hands Don't Haze		This poster was aimed at promoting the movement against hazing and challenging members to join the movement and share their story.
It's On US		Spring 2015 poster was designed to remind members that "It's on us" to stop sexual assualt and asks them to take the pledge to be part of the solution.
New Year New You		Winter 2015 poster was designed to remind members that they control the direction in which their future leads.
Hazing Prevention		Fall 2014 poster addressed the positive aspects of sisterhood, one of which is not hazing.
Sexual Assault Prevention		Spring 2014 poster aimed to address consent, especially when a person has been drinking.
Reset Priorities		Winter 2014 poster was designed to have chapter members think of all the possibilities ahead of them as leaders.
Social Norms		Fall 2013 poster was an updated version of the popular 2012 Red Solo Cup poster, intended to define a standard drink and provide strategies for personal risk reduction.
Know Your Pour		Spring 2013 poster gave tips for moderating drinking and reducing your personal risk.
Prevention		Fall 2012 poster defined prevention and provided ways to keep yourself and your friends safe.
Red Solo Cup		Spring  2012 poster educates about what  is considered a standard  drink and teaches strategies  for personal risk reduction. Red Solo Cup Poster Discussion Questions