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