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