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