Excuse: “We’re not forcing anyone to join our club/group/team. If they don’t want to go through this, they don’t have to sign up/try out/join…” Warning Signs: Exhaustion Excuse: “People will get much worse in the real world anyway...” Excuse: It’s difficult to determine whether or not a certain activity is hazing — it’s such a gray area sometimes. Fact: Both male and female students report a high level of hazing Myth: As long as there’s no malicious intent, a little hazing should be O.K Myth: Hazing is a problem for ONLY fraternities and sororities Fact: In 95 percent of cases where students were hazed, they did not report the events to campus officials Warning Sign: Desire to leave the organization, club, or team without giving any explanation Example: Personal servitude Myth: Hazing is no more than foolish pranks that sometimes go awry Fact: 55 percent of college students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing. Fact: More than 79% of NCAA athletes report coming to college with a prior hazing experience from high school or middle school. Warning Signs: Bruises Warning Signs: Change in appearance. Example: Humiliation of new or potential members Fact: 36 percent of students say they would not report hazing primarily because "there's no one to tell," Warning Signs: Avoiding friends and family Excuse: "We do it to everyone" Excuse: "Its Mandatory" Warning Sign: Anxiety and odd behavior Myth: Hazing builds unity. Example: Beatings, paddling, or other physical acts against new or potential members Excuse: "What happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors" Excuse: "They want to do it, so it's okay" Excuse: "We all do it" Warning Sign: Secrecy, avoidance, or stress surrounding new member activities Fact: Hazing occurs in middle schools, high schools and colleges Warning Sign: Weight-loss; exhaustion; or sudden changes in appetite, sleep habits, or appearance Myth: Hazing does not happen anymore Warning Sign: Sudden changes in behavior after joining an organization, club, or team Examples: Forced physical activity Example: Sleep depravation Myth: Hazing is normalized in Greek Life Fact: A significant number of hazing incidents and deaths involve alcohol consumption Example: Forced Tests and competitions Fact:1.5 million high school students are hazed each year Warning Signs: Drop in academics Excuse: “it’s tradition…” Excuse: It build's character Fact: Hazing can happen to anyone in any org / team/ club Example: Forced activities for new recruits to ‘prove’ their worth to join Warning Sign: Unexplained injuries or illnesses Example: Forced ingestion of food, drinks, substances, etc. Myth: If someone agrees to participate in an activity, it can’t be considered hazing Fact: Two in five students say they are aware of hazing taking place on their school or campus Fact: Nine out of ten students who have experienced hazing behavior in college do not consider themselves to have been hazed. Fact: 82 percent of deaths from hazing involve alcohol. Example: Illegal activities such as requirement to steal local items as part of a scavenger hunt Myth: Hazing is good for the greek community Warning sign: New members leaving campus with brothers / sisters Example: Forced or required consumption of alcohol Excuse: “We’re not forcing anyone to join our club/group/team. If they don’t want to go through this, they don’t have to sign up/try out/join…” Warning Signs: Exhaustion Excuse: “People will get much worse in the real world anyway...” Excuse: It’s difficult to determine whether or not a certain activity is hazing — it’s such a gray area sometimes. Fact: Both male and female students report a high level of hazing Myth: As long as there’s no malicious intent, a little hazing should be O.K Myth: Hazing is a problem for ONLY fraternities and sororities Fact: In 95 percent of cases where students were hazed, they did not report the events to campus officials Warning Sign: Desire to leave the organization, club, or team without giving any explanation Example: Personal servitude Myth: Hazing is no more than foolish pranks that sometimes go awry Fact: 55 percent of college students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing. Fact: More than 79% of NCAA athletes report coming to college with a prior hazing experience from high school or middle school. Warning Signs: Bruises Warning Signs: Change in appearance. Example: Humiliation of new or potential members Fact: 36 percent of students say they would not report hazing primarily because "there's no one to tell," Warning Signs: Avoiding friends and family Excuse: "We do it to everyone" Excuse: "Its Mandatory" Warning Sign: Anxiety and odd behavior Myth: Hazing builds unity. Example: Beatings, paddling, or other physical acts against new or potential members Excuse: "What happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors" Excuse: "They want to do it, so it's okay" Excuse: "We all do it" Warning Sign: Secrecy, avoidance, or stress surrounding new member activities Fact: Hazing occurs in middle schools, high schools and colleges Warning Sign: Weight-loss; exhaustion; or sudden changes in appetite, sleep habits, or appearance Myth: Hazing does not happen anymore Warning Sign: Sudden changes in behavior after joining an organization, club, or team Examples: Forced physical activity Example: Sleep depravation Myth: Hazing is normalized in Greek Life Fact: A significant number of hazing incidents and deaths involve alcohol consumption Example: Forced Tests and competitions Fact:1.5 million high school students are hazed each year Warning Signs: Drop in academics Excuse: “it’s tradition…” Excuse: It build's character Fact: Hazing can happen to anyone in any org / team/ club Example: Forced activities for new recruits to ‘prove’ their worth to join Warning Sign: Unexplained injuries or illnesses Example: Forced ingestion of food, drinks, substances, etc. Myth: If someone agrees to participate in an activity, it can’t be considered hazing Fact: Two in five students say they are aware of hazing taking place on their school or campus Fact: Nine out of ten students who have experienced hazing behavior in college do not consider themselves to have been hazed. Fact: 82 percent of deaths from hazing involve alcohol. Example: Illegal activities such as requirement to steal local items as part of a scavenger hunt Myth: Hazing is good for the greek community Warning sign: New members leaving campus with brothers / sisters Example: Forced or required consumption of alcohol
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
Excuse: “We’re not forcing anyone to join our club/group/team. If they don’t want to go through this, they don’t have to sign up/try out/join…”
Warning Signs: Exhaustion
Excuse: “People will get much worse in the real world anyway...”
Excuse: It’s difficult to determine whether or not a certain activity is hazing — it’s such a gray area sometimes.
Fact: Both male and female students report a high level of hazing
Myth: As long as there’s no malicious intent, a little hazing should be O.K
Myth: Hazing is a problem for ONLY fraternities and sororities
Fact: In 95 percent of cases where students were hazed, they did not report the events to campus officials
Warning Sign: Desire to leave the organization, club, or team without giving any explanation
Example: Personal servitude
Myth: Hazing is no more than foolish pranks that sometimes go awry
Fact: 55 percent of college students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing.
Fact: More than 79% of NCAA athletes report coming to college with a prior hazing experience from high school or middle school.
Warning Signs: Bruises
Warning Signs: Change in appearance.
Example: Humiliation of new or potential members
Fact: 36 percent of students say they would not report hazing primarily because "there's no one to tell,"
Warning Signs: Avoiding friends and family
Excuse: "We do it to everyone"
Excuse: "Its Mandatory"
Warning Sign: Anxiety and odd behavior
Myth: Hazing builds unity.
Example: Beatings, paddling, or other physical acts against new or potential members
Excuse: "What happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors"
Excuse: "They want to do it, so it's okay"
Excuse: "We all do it"
Warning Sign: Secrecy, avoidance, or stress surrounding new member activities
Fact: Hazing occurs in middle schools, high schools and colleges
Warning Sign: Weight-loss; exhaustion; or sudden changes in appetite, sleep habits, or appearance
Myth: Hazing does not happen anymore
Warning Sign: Sudden changes in behavior after joining an organization, club, or team
Examples: Forced physical activity
Example: Sleep depravation
Myth: Hazing is normalized in Greek Life
Fact: A significant number of hazing incidents and deaths involve alcohol consumption
Example: Forced Tests and competitions
Fact:1.5 million high school students are hazed each year
Warning Signs: Drop in academics
Excuse: “it’s tradition…”
Excuse: It build's character
Fact: Hazing can happen to anyone in any org / team/ club
Example: Forced activities for new recruits to ‘prove’ their worth to join
Warning Sign: Unexplained injuries or illnesses
Example: Forced ingestion of food, drinks, substances, etc.
Myth: If someone agrees to participate in an activity, it can’t be considered hazing
Fact: Two in five students say they are aware of hazing taking place on their school or campus
Fact: Nine out of ten students who have experienced hazing behavior in college do not consider themselves to have been hazed.
Fact: 82 percent of deaths from hazing involve alcohol.
Example: Illegal activities such as requirement to steal local items as part of a scavenger hunt
Myth: Hazing is good for the greek community
Warning sign: New members leaving campus with brothers / sisters
Example: Forced or required consumption of alcohol