FARMINGTON HILLS INTERNISTS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR RELOCATION TO: better understand how conflict between them affects their children, how to communicate on a positive level, and how to be flexible and compromise as co-parents in making decisions about their children. However, no such support groups exist for kids to vent their feelings and concerns. Peskin-Shepherd hopes to remove some of the mystique of the legal aspect of divorce and custody issues. "Giving them some answers to their questions will help them feel like they have some control over a situation that seems very much out of their control" she said. Traurig said that Schreiber's mitzvah project "embodies the entire essence of what it means to be a Jewish adult because he wants to bring something helpful to his community. "Divorce for kids feels like an inner, silent scream of 'Oh no, why is this happening to me?"' he said. "I hope the children in this group come away from the work they will do here with a feel- ing that they have replaced any feelings of isolation and being different with a sense of commonality and companion- ship" Traurig said the discussions would proceed at the children's pace. Simple exercises, such as drawing pictures of their family before, during and after divorce proceedings, will be used as a tool to get conversations started. "Divorce is a difficult passage because it disrupts the fundamental basis of the child's psychological lives, which is attachment to parent and fam- ily unit," Traurig said. "The group will serve as a safe space to share; a place to normalize their feelings" Fraternity from page 13 responsibility, and the chapter officers were not providing information about which students were responsible for the damage. The document also said "representa- tives of Sigma Delta Tau have continued to attempt to distance themselves from group accountability" magnifying the university's concerns about the organiza- tion. Restitution totaling $25,000 has been made for damages to 12 privately owned condominiums at Boyne Highlands dur- ing a ski trip attended by students from four other U-M Greek organizations the same weekend as the Treetops incident. Members of the Pi Kappa Alpha and Chi Psi fraternities and Alpha Phi and Delta Gamma sororities received formal written reprimands from U-M officials and will be subject to the same GARP sanctions imposed on the SAM and SDT organizations, including the requisite educational sessions and community service. A statement issued by the univer- sity indicated the students at Boyne Highlands engaged in "poor event plan- ning, excessive occupancy of rooms, and excessive wear and tear resulting in damage to the facilities" but noted they "did not engage in malicious destruction of property and have taken full account- ability for their actions:' According to Boyne Highlands man- agement, there will be no legal action or further police investigation. Michigan State Police are continuing to interview students on the U-M cam- pus as part of a lengthy investigation to determine which individuals are respon- sible for the destruction at Treetops. The results of the investigation will be turned over to the Otsego County Prosecutor to determine whether criminal charges will be filed. The GARP sanctions, which were issued to both SAM and SDT, included 15 hours of community service and completion of three different types of education sessions in bystander inter- vention, risk management and sexual misconduct prevention. In addition, members will face social probation, one-year suspension from the Interfraternity Council, indefinite exclu- sion from off campus joint fraternity/ sorority overnight events and comple- tion of an internal membership review by the national organization to identify individuals who are deemed unfit to continue membership. Debbie Snyder, executive director of Sigma Delta Tau, said the sorority's national organization agrees with the GARP sanctions but feels the two-year disciplinary suspension imposed by the university is excessive, due to a lack of evidence proving the girls' involvement. "We firmly believe the university's sanctions were unreasonable said Snyder. "We don't believe the girls played a part in the vandalism, and we believe they intervened to the best of their abil- ity given the situation:' The two-year disciplinary suspen- sion imposed on SDT removes the sorority from active membership in the Panhellenic Association and limits recruitment and social activities. Service, educational and philanthropic activities may be approved on a per-case basis. Lee Manders, executive director of the national SAM organization, declined to comment on the situation. A letter signed by U-M Dean of Students Laura Blake Jones said the uni- versity felt additional sanctions beyond those imposed by GARP were needed because the individuals were not taking WESTERN HWY, SUITES 150 AND 160 FARMI I N HI nATild. 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