National Hazing Prevention Bingo - Call List

(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.

1. Fact: More than 79% of NCAA athletes report coming to college with a prior hazing experience from high school or middle school.
2. Fact:1.5 million high school students are hazed each year
3. Example: Forced or required consumption of alcohol
4. Example: Forced ingestion of food, drinks, substances, etc.
5. Excuse: "Its Mandatory"
6. Fact: Nine out of ten students who have experienced hazing behavior in college do not consider themselves to have been hazed.
7. Myth: Hazing is no more than foolish pranks that sometimes go awry
8. Excuse: "We do it to everyone"
9. Excuse: It build's character
10. Example: Sleep depravation
11. Warning Sign: Desire to leave the organization, club, or team without giving any explanation
12. Warning sign: New members leaving campus with brothers / sisters
13. Myth: Hazing is a problem for ONLY fraternities and sororities
14. Fact: In 95 percent of cases where students were hazed, they did not report the events to campus officials
15. Warning Sign: Anxiety and odd behavior
16. Fact: A significant number of hazing incidents and deaths involve alcohol consumption
17. Myth: Hazing does not happen anymore
18. Example: Forced Tests and competitions
19. Examples: Forced physical activity
20. Fact: 55 percent of college students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing.
21. Warning Sign: Unexplained injuries or illnesses
22. Myth: Hazing builds unity.
23. Example: Humiliation of new or potential members
24. Warning Sign: Weight-loss; exhaustion; or sudden changes in appetite, sleep habits, or appearance
25. 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…”
26. Excuse: "We all do it"
27. Example: Illegal activities such as requirement to steal local items as part of a scavenger hunt
28. Warning Signs: Bruises
29. Warning Signs: Drop in academics
30. Myth: If someone agrees to participate in an activity, it can’t be considered hazing
31. Warning Sign: Sudden changes in behavior after joining an organization, club, or team
32. Excuse: “it’s tradition…”
33. Excuse: "What happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors"
34. Myth: Hazing is normalized in Greek Life
35. Warning Sign: Secrecy, avoidance, or stress surrounding new member activities
36. Myth: As long as there’s no malicious intent, a little hazing should be O.K
37. Fact: 36 percent of students say they would not report hazing primarily because "there's no one to tell,"
38. Example: Forced activities for new recruits to ‘prove’ their worth to join
39. Fact: Hazing can happen to anyone in any org / team/ club
40. Warning Signs: Avoiding friends and family
41. Fact: Both male and female students report a high level of hazing
42. Example: Personal servitude
43. Warning Signs: Exhaustion
44. Fact: Two in five students say they are aware of hazing taking place on their school or campus
45. Example: Beatings, paddling, or other physical acts against new or potential members
46. Excuse: It’s difficult to determine whether or not a certain activity is hazing — it’s such a gray area sometimes.
47. Excuse: “People will get much worse in the real world anyway...”
48. Fact: 82 percent of deaths from hazing involve alcohol.
49. Excuse: "They want to do it, so it's okay"
50. Fact: Hazing occurs in middle schools, high schools and colleges
51. Warning Signs: Change in appearance.
52. Myth: Hazing is good for the greek community