Anti-Hazing Information

What kinds of activities are considered hazing?

According to the Student Organization Handbook:

Examples of prohibited activities include but are not limited to the following:

1. Any form or physically demanding activity (calisthenics, runs, etc.) not part of an organized voluntary athletic contest or not specifically directed toward constructive work.
2. Paddling, shoving, or otherwise striking individuals.
3. Compelling individuals to consume or smoke alcohol, tobacco, or drugs or engage in drinking games.
4. Compelling individuals to eat or drink foreign or unusual substances or compelling the consumption of undue amounts or odd preparations of food or liquids.
5. Having substances thrown at, poured on, or otherwise applied to the bodies of individuals or writing embarrassing or degrading items on the bodies or clothing or possessions of individuals.
6. Morally degrading or humiliating games or any other activities that makes an individual the object of ridicule, amusement or intimidation.
7. Abduction or transporting individuals against their will, abandoning individuals at distant locations, conducting any “kidnap,” “road trip,” or “ditch” that might in any way endanger or compromise the health, safety, or comfort of any individual.
8. Restraining individuals or intentionally exposing them to extreme temperatures, exposure to the elements or uncomfortable conditions, or confinement to a small space.
9. Causing an individual to be indecently exposed, or nonconsensual sexual contact, or sexual situations that make an individual uncomfortable.
10. Activities that require a person to remain in a fixed position for a long period of time.
11. “Line-ups” involving intense or demeaning intimidation or interrogation, such as shouting obscenities or insults.
12. Verbal abuse or assigning derogatory names for members to use when addressing one another.
13. Assigning activities such as pranks or scavenger/treasure hunts that compel a person to deface or steal property, engage in humiliating public acts, stunts of buffoonery, or harass other individuals or organizations.
14. Tests of courage, bravery, or stamina.
15. Physical or mental shocks, regardless of degree or nature.
16. Ceremonial burials or satanic rites.
17. Compelling individuals to wear or carry unusual, embarrassing, degrading, uncomfortable or physically burdensome articles or apparel.
18. Depriving individuals of the opportunity for sufficient sleep (six hours continuous sleep per day minimum), comfortable sleeping arrangements, decent edible meals, or access to means of maintaining bodily cleanliness.
19. Activities that interfere with an individual’s academic efforts by causing exhaustion, loss of sleep, or loss of reasonable study time or by preventing an individual from attending class. New member activities shall normally conclude by midnight on school nights.
20. Personal servitude or requirements that financially take advantage of a new member.
21. Compelling an individual to become branded, tattooed, pierced or shaved.
22. Intentionally deceiving new members prior to initiation to make them believe they will not be initiated or will be hurt or struck.
23. Excluding an individual from social contact for prolonged periods of time.
24. Intentionally creating a mess for others to clean up.
25. Compelling individuals to engage in animal cruelty or mistreatment.
26. Blindfolding individuals in a manner that may cause intimidation or place the person in danger.
27. Depriving new members access to or use of cellular telephones, wallets, keys, and other personal possessions during initiation week.
28. Confinement to unreasonably small, poorly ventilated, unsanitary or unlighted areas.