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