Who it’s for
Student learners (including new members, general members, and student leaders) in fraternities, sororities, professional student organizations, residence halls, athletic teams, and general campus populations.
How it’s delivered
Fully online and self-paced through PlaidLMS. Each course includes scenario-based branching decisions, a knowledge check (80% passing score), and a completion certificate. Mobile-compatible.
What makes it different
Built around a fictional campus setting ("Plaid U") and a recurring Campus Qs podcast format featuring expert guests — making complex topics feel real and relevant rather than generic compliance training.
Policy integration
Content can be customized to incorporate your institution’s policies, reporting procedures, and support resources — so students hear your rules, not just generic ones.
Each Tightrope course is scenario-based, research-informed, and grounded in harm-reduction principles. All five share a consistent look and feel, the Plaid U campus setting, the Campus Qs podcast format, and bystander intervention practice using the 5 D’s framework.
🛡️ A Path to Hazing Prevention
Students explore what hazing is, why it persists, and how to stop it — in the organization they choose to join.
- Federal definition & types of hazing
- Psychology of belonging, power & cycle of abuse
- Ethical leadership principles
- 5 D’s bystander intervention with org-specific scenarios
- Positive alternatives to hazing
- Reporting resources & medical amnesty
🍺 Tightrope: Alcohol
An honest, non-judgmental look at alcohol — from personal motivations to BAC science and intervention.
- Perception vs. reality of peer drinking habits
- Standard drinks, ABV & rate of absorption
- BAC calculator & tolerance
- Lower-risk drinking strategies
- Scenario-based night-out intervention practice
- Medical amnesty & emergency response
💊 Clearing the Haze on Drugs
Covers the full landscape of drug use — from misperceptions to real risks — and builds skills for keeping peers safe.
- Six drug categories and their effects on the body
- Perception vs. reality of campus drug use
- Potency, fentanyl contamination & mixing substances
- Lower-risk harm-reduction strategies
- Recognizing overdose signs & using naloxone
- Intervention scenarios & reporting
💬 Building Healthy Relationships
Builds skills for forming respectful relationships, understanding consent, and preventing sexual violence.
- Healthy vs. unhealthy relationship continuum
- Types of personal boundaries
- Five aspects of consent (AMVIT)
- Sexual violence, rape myths & contributing factors
- Harm-reduction & bystander intervention strategies
- Supporting survivors & confidential reporting resources
🧠 Elevating Your Mental Health
Equips students to manage their own mental health and have supportive, potentially life-saving conversations with friends.
- Mental health continuum & common college stressors
- Impact of social media & cyberbullying
- Four pillars of mental well-being & the Feelings Wheel
- Coping strategies for stress & resilience
- Warning signs of suicidal ideation
- Jed Foundation BRAVE Talk intervention framework
📍 Plaid U campus setting
Students navigate a fictional university, making their experience feel relevant and immersive rather than generic.
🎙️ Campus Qs podcast format
Expert guest interviews make complex topics accessible and engaging for today’s students.
🎯 Scenario-based practice
Branching scenarios let students practice real-life decisions — with meaningful, personalized feedback at every turn.
📊 Harm-reduction philosophy
Non-judgmental, progress-over-perfection approach grounded in evidence-based research — not scare tactics.
