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= The Collaboration of Male Peer Educators Against Sexual Assault and Stereotypes (COMPASS) = The Collaboration of Male Peer Educators Against Sexual Assault and Stereotypes (COMPASS) is a student organization at Michigan State University founded for the purpose of educating the Michigan State and surrounding community, and particularly men, about sexual assault and how to prevent it, how to interact with and assist survivors of sexual assault, support campus or community organizations and groups that seek to raise awareness about sexual assault and how to prevent it, engage men in meaningful dialogue about how their status and privilege can be used to create positive change on both personal and community levels, and confront stereotypes surrounding men and issues of masculinity.

Membership
Membership in COMPASS is open to all undergraduate and graduate students at any collegiate institution at which a chapter of COMPASS is based. While membership is not explicitly limited to male-identifying students, in accordance with Title IX, the founding of COMPASS was intended to create a safe space for male-identifying students to discuss issues of masculinity and male development in their community.

History
The Collaboration of Male Peer Educators Against Sexual Assault and Stereotypes was founded at Michigan State University on October 26th, 2011 by Jeremy Barnum, Peter Croce, and Jared Schulman. The organization hosted its first pilot workshop on February 10th, 2012.

The Original Six
Shortly after the pilot workshop in February of 2012, the original chapter of COMPASS began open recruitment for men around campus. The next six men to step up and begin working with the organization were known as The Original Six. They are