it stops with us.
You have a say in what gets tolerated around you.
In your fraternity. At work. On your team. In the group chat. In the way you raise your kids.
When someone says something degrading, do you laugh along? When a friend crosses a line, do you make excuses for him? When you know something is wrong, do you stay quiet because you’re worried you’ll lose friends—or be the only person who says something?
Those are the moments we need to change.
The C-50 Pledge is a commitment to speak up, get help, and hold people accountable for their actions and their language. Even when you know them. Even when you like them. Even when everyone else seems fine with it.
Why C-50?
Being someone’s brother, teammate, colleague or friend means being willing to tell them when they’re wrong.
The C-50 Pledge is a commitment to speak up, interrupt harmful behavior and refuse to protect someone from accountability just because you know them.
Choose the pledge that fits you: as an individual, fraternity, sorority, sports team or workplace.
Signing is the first step. What you do next is what matters.
take the C-50 pledge
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for fraternities
Call out your brothers. End hazing and the traditions that excuse harm. Upperclassmen commit first.
for sororities
You can demand these commitments from the fraternities you socialize with. Don’t plan the next mixer. Cancel what’s on the books until every member has signed and the chapter shows how it will follow through.
For workplaces
Build a culture where people can speak up without risking their job—and where seniority never excuses harassment.
For sports teams
Challenge what happens in the locker room. Hold teammates and coaches accountable. Being a good teammate includes speaking up.
But will it actually do anything?
We hope so. But honestly, we don’t know yet.
A signature alone won’t change a culture. What matters is whether someone speaks up the next time. Whether they question the joke, challenge their friend, get help or refuse to let someone’s behavior slide because “he’s a good guy.”
If this helps even one person get out of danger—or makes one person step in who otherwise would have stayed quiet—it’s worth it.
And it is long past time to have these conversations. Women cannot keep being responsible for naming the harm, sharing our trauma and asking men to care. Men need to start these conversations with each other, hold each other accountable and follow through when it gets uncomfortable.
We don’t need to know that this will change everything to know it’s worth doing.