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