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