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Mothers of hazing victims to speak at Kennesaw State on Monday

This flier promotes an upcoming event to stop hazing that features the parents of two college students who died after separate hazing incidents on their campuses.
This flier promotes an upcoming event to stop hazing that features the parents of two college students who died after separate hazing incidents on their campuses.
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Nov 1, 2018

They learned in the most tragic way the dangers of hazing. On Monday, they’re bringing their message to end the practice to Kennesaw State University.

Rae Ann Gruver and Evelyn Piazza, mothers whose sons died in hazing incidents, are scheduled to speak Monday evening at the Convocation Center on the university’s Kennesaw campus.

The event begins at 7 p.m. and is free to the public.

Gruver’s son, Maxwell, died in September 2017 after allegedly being forced to drink alcohol as part of a hazing ritual at Louisiana State University. Piazza’s son, Timothy, also died in 2017 after a hazing incident at Penn State University.

Commencement at Kennesaw State University Convocation Center on Thursday May 14, 2015. AJC FILE PHOTO
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