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new Good Samaritan Policy website!
Guest Blogger | Sean Morgan | James Madison University Student This February, I attended a Greek leadership conference in St. Louis called AFLV. Keep Friendship Alive was the closing keynote, and during her presentation, Erica advocated for Good Samaritan Policies. At the time, I was only kind of familiar with GSPs – when calling 911 for a student experiencing a medical emergency with alcohol, you don’t get in trouble with the school. A fellow James Madison student, Francis, and I [...]
Summer Internships in Laguna Beach!!
We heard you! Due to spring break and finals, we are extending the application deadline to Saturday March 17th!! BE BOLD & CREATIVE! GOOD LUCK! This is pretty darn exciting – it’s time for the UP intern search! Keep Friendship Alive’s Founder & Executive Director, Erica Upshaw, is looking for a few really special people to trek to Laguna Beach this summer and help her launch “UP” – a modern and unconventional substance abuse prevention program for middle schools, led [...]
#GreeksStayStrong
“Greeks Stay Strong is a program designed to teach students in College Greek Communities how to “party smart” in order to stop alcohol and drug related deaths through realistic and practical student engagement efforts.” – www.GreeksStayStrong.com Greeks Stay Strong was created by a college student, Noah Berger, whom I adore! I met him one year ago at the 2011 AFLV conference (Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values). He approached me after my presentation, and we brainstormed student-led campaign ideas for his school, Michigan State. Shortly after [...]
11th Annual Joe Upshaw Golf Classic PICS!
Golf outing pics are finally posted to Facebook, and they are pretty darn funny. Here is one of my very favorites, below. Thanks to everyone who helped us raise $33,000 this year at the Joe Upshaw Golf Classic and KFA Benefit & Silent Auction. Love to you all!
design a logo for UP
Exciting news! We have named the middle school program, and it will be called UP. Two letters, short and sweet. What is this middle school program, you ask? Head over to the newly formed UP page of the site for a detailed description, but here is a brief summary: Keep Friendship Alive will launch a modern and unconventional substance abuse prevention program next year for middle schoolers nationwide. College students will serve as role models by visiting their local middle schools [...]


