Take Action: Building New Traditions
Help Us End Hazing
Our partnership with The
Max Gruver Foundation
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and the Max Gruver Foundation created Take Action: Building New Traditions to further anti-hazing education in high schools to ensure that no more lives are affected by hazing.
About
Fifty percent of students experience hazing in high school
More than 200 university students have died due to hazing in the United States since 1838.
Max Gruver died due to fraternity hazing at the LSU chapter of Phi Delta Theta. Two dates that will forever shape the history of Phi Delta Theta are September 14, 2017, the day Max died, and January 8, 2020, when the Max Gruver Foundation announced a partnership with Phi Delta Theta. Since Max’s death, Steve and Rae Ann Gruver have shared Max’s story with hundreds of college campuses and thousands of college students to prevent another tragedy and stop hazing. Collaborating with Phi Delta Theta, the Gruvers have decided with more than 15.1 million high school students at 23,000 high schools in the United States, anti-hazing conversations and education need to begin before students enter college and for this reason, Take Action was created.
Curriculum
Take Action is a sixty-minute program that shares Max’s story and provides peer-to-peer education from current college students who share their experiences in clubs, teams, and organizations. During it, students are empowered by understanding hazing, how it starts, and why it occurs. They identify positive approaches to help make better decisions, build new traditions, and stop hazing.
Upcoming Events
For more information about these upcoming presentations, please contact us.
January
January 25, 2026 – 6:00 PM
Young Men’s Service League in Dallas, Texas
First United Methodist Church (Building A)
1200 E. YellowJacket
Rockwall, Texas
February
February 21, 2026 – 11:00 AM
Young Men’s Service League Centennial Chapter
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
10250 Haynes Bridge Road
Johns Creek, GA 30022
February 22, 2026
Young Men’s Service League Buckhead Chapter
St. James United Methodist
4400 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road
Atlanta 30342
February 22, 2026 – 4:00 PM
Young Men’s Service League Milton/North Fulton/East Cobb Chapters
Milton City Hall
2006 Heritage Walk
Milton, GA 30004
February 22, 2026
To be announced: Young Men’s Service League Arkansas
March
March 3, 2026 – 10:10 AM
Wesleyan High School in Johns Creek, Georgia
5405 Spalding Drive
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
March 7, 2026 – Fly High Max 5K
March 22, 2026
To be announced: Young Men’s Service League Georgia
April
April 7, 2026 – 1:10 PM
Westminster School
1424 West Paces Ferry Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
April 9, 2026 – 9:20 AM
Mount Pisgah Christian School
9820 Nesbit Ferry Road
Johns Creek, GA 30022
April 23, 2026
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
500 SW 127th Ave.
Miami. FL 33184
Events to be Scheduled
- Florida
- Immaculata-La Salle High School, Miami
- Georgia
- Blessed Trinity, Roswell