What is Hazing?
There are many governing policies that define hazing.
Defined in our Anti Hazing policy Hazing is “HAZING – A person, individually or with others, or organization, who intentionally, knowingly or recklessly, for the purpose of initiating, admitting or affiliating an individual into or with an organization, or for the purpose of continuing or enhancing an individual’s membership or status in an organization, regardless of the willingness of such other person or persons to participate causes, coerces or forces an individual to do any of the following:
- Causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another person to consume any food, drink, liquid, alcoholic liquid, drug, or other substances which subjects the individual to a risk of emotional or physical harm.
- Endure brutality of a physical nature, which may include but is not limited to whipping, beating, branding, paddling, kicking, striking, pushing, shoving, tackling, calisthenics, electronic shocking, placing of a harmful substance on someone’s body, or exposure to the elements.
- Any activity that places another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words or conduct;
- Endure brutality of a mental nature, which may include but is not limited to activity adversely affecting the mental health or dignity of the individual, which may include, but not limited to sleep deprivation, confinement, exclusion from social contact, or conduct which could result in extreme embarrassment or degradation;
- Causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another person to perform sexual acts or enduring brutality of a sexual nature;
- Endure any other activity that creates a reasonable likelihood of bodily injury to the student;
- Any activity against a person that includes a criminal violation of local, state, tribal, or federal law or University policy or rule;
- Any activity that induces, causes, or requires another person to perform a duty or task that involves a criminal violation of local, state, tribal, or federal law or University policy or rule.
Please explore the links below to read through the various policies and laws that help us define hazing.