Keep Friendship Alive: Partying Smart and Keeping Friends Safe
Erica Upshaw
Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011 at 7:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Erica Upshaw shares her unique approach to risk management for the party-centric social scene on college campuses. Upshaw does not preach alcohol abstinence but challenges students to openly question behavior they know to be reckless and potentially fatal. She provides information to help students make good decisions when using alcohol socially. Erica Upshaw's brother, a leader in his fraternity and model student, died of a lethal does of the drug GHB and alcohol. For Erica, who frequently partied alongside her brother at college, it was a wake-up call to the reckless attitudes she and her friends had about drugs and alcohol. Iowa State personnel will also be available to offer risk management resources and services specific to this campus.Cosponsored By:
- Collegiate Panhellenic Council
- Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
- Inter-Residence Hall Association
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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