TMAC is about framing discussion so that men can prevent violence on campus, according to sophomore and TMAC president Ben Brooks.
"I've seen incidents at frats and parties on campus and even in more casual settings where men are abusive towards women or their female friends, and certainly towards homosexuals," he said. "If we want to change the current situation, it needs to be done in an organized way."
Senior and TMAC member Christian Eager said that TMAC hopes to create a dialogue with fraternities in order to make the social scene on campus more community-oriented.
"There is a perception of 'us and them' for men and women when they go out on weekends," he said.
"We would like fraternities to recognize that there is a stereotype for their events, and often for how brothers behave, and that we would like to work with them to change this perception," Eager said, adding that TMAC has not begun its fraternity outreach project yet.
Members are hoping for a greater involvement with the frats. "A large fraction of our members are fraternity brothers, and are working to get rid of the stigma that all fraternity brothers are drunk, hormone-driven party animals," freshman and TMAC Vice President DP Albert said.
"The Greek system can provide a sense of true brotherhood and is capable of doing good things for the community," Albert added. "That is the image we are trying to help portray with our involvement with them."
Brooks said that because the Greek system on campus is such a center for social activities, it deserves a lot of attention. "Any men's organization that wants to promote positive gender roles on campus has to address every man on campus," he said. "But they need to be addressed in their own way."
