Certified Peer Educators
Mission
The Mission of the Clemson Fraternity and Sorority Life Certified Peer Educators is to provide an inclusive fraternity and sorority community, where students can reflect and learn about safety and holistic health by providing resources as well as implementation of our year long programming.
Vision
Our vision is to develop an inclusive, healthy, and educated fraternity and sorority community.
Members
Marissa McClain, President - Alpha Delta Pi
Alexa Schwerdtfeger, Secretary - Sigma Kappa
Claire Pienkowski, Marketing Chair - Zeta Tau Alpha
Taylor Petrucci - Delta Delta Delta
Alison Gill - Pi Beta Phi
William Esposito - Delta Tau Delta
John Newman - Alpha Sigma Phi
Mandie Aycock - Kappa Delta
Grace D'Egidio - Alpha Chi Omega
Joey DeSimone - Kappa Sigma
Katie Gizzi - Alpha Chi Omega
Events
The FSL Certified Peer Educators strive to host monthly events to educate the fraternity and sorority community. Our events include topics regarding academic performance, challenging the fraternity/sorority stereotype, hazing prevention, alcohol awareness, healthy relationships, nutrition/exercising/stress management, sexual assault awareness, and many more.
Training
All Certified Peer Educators go through a 12-hour training to become a peer educator. The training is an eight-module course through NASPA and the BACCHUS Network. This training covers the following topics:
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Understanding the Power, Roles, and Characteristics of Quality Peer Educators
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Affecting and Understanding “Change Making” as a Peer Educator
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Being an Effective Listener as a Peer Educator
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A Peer Educator’s Role in Responding to Crisis
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Bystander Intervention as a Peer Education Technique
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Intrapersonal Applications of Identity as a Peer Educator
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Putting the “Educator” in Peer Educator
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Group Development and Moving Forward
Contact
For more information regarding the FSL Certified Peer Educators, please contact Harriett-Graham Courtney, harriec@clemson.edu.
