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