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