BOULDER, Colo. — A new documentary that aims to promote alcohol awareness on college campuses will be released this spring.
The film, called “Haze,” includes a discussion about the University of Colorado’s Greek system and footage of Boulder.
Leslie Lanahan, the mother of Lynn Gordon “Gordie” Bailey Jr., a pledge at CU’s Chi Psi fraternity who died of alcohol poisoning in 2004, produced the film with her husband.
Lanahan, a co-founder of The Gordie Foundation, which promotes alcohol safety and awareness, said the film will be a way to educate other students about drinking.
“The film was originally conceived by family members and friends,” Lanahan said. “It will be an educational tool of The Gordie Foundation.”
Lanahan said that what started as a public service announcement on the dangers of drinking has become a full-length documentary since her son’s death.
“We wanted to get the word out about the dangers of alcohol poisoning and hazing that so few people seem to know about,” she said.
The public service announcement was to include an interview with family friend Jamie Widdoes who played “Hoover” in the 1978 college film “Animal House.”

