The Impact of Hazing on College Campuses

Rose Williams
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Hazing prevention.org defines hazing Hazing has no color, gender, age
as any action taken or any situation specification
created intentionally that causes Athletics 55% of college students involved in clubs,
embarrassment, harassment or teams, and organizations experience
ridicule and risks emotional and/or hazing.
physical harm to members of a group Haben v. Anderson- Hazing starts as early has high school
or team, whether new or not, Haben, freshman at Western Illinois University, was rookie on Lacrosse Club team. Hazing occurs in, but extends beyond,
regardless of the persons willingness During initiation of new recruits (rookies), Haben and other rookies forced to consume varsity athletics and Greek-letter
to participate. large quantities of alcohol, engage in strenuous physical activities, submit to acts of organizations and includes behaviors that
ridicule and degradation including smearing their bodies, face and hair with food and are abusive, dangerous, and potentially
other materials. Haben became intoxicated and lost consciousness. Haben found dead illegal.
History next morning. Although students understand its wrong,
Dates back over 2000 years- seen as practical the mindset of its what's right
jokes played by unruly young men that injured
the hazed and citizens who got in the way. supersedes the consequences.
50 percent of female NCAA Division I
By the 1880s hazing was becoming a common
initiation practice for fraternity membership. Marching athletes report being hazed
By 1912 hazing related injuries and deaths
among college students had become so common. Bands 5 percent of all college students admit
they were hazed
By 1930 and 1940s administrators called for a
change however, the countrys war happenings Champion v. State Witnesses have the same responsibilities
dimmed the light on the issue.
Robert Champion, former member of Florida A&M University Marching 100, was taken to report acts of hazing
The National Pan-Hellenic Council, which
oversees all Black Greek organizations, banned through a band hazing ritual, Crossing Bus C, where he was physical abused. After
hazing in 1990 and replaced it with a New reaching the end of the ritual Champion began to have trouble breathing and died shortly
Member Intake Process afterwards. As a result, 12 students were charged with manslaughter, 1 convicted of six Prevention
and a half years.
Types of Hazing
Physical Mental/Emotional Anti Hazing Laws
Hitting, Beating, Paddling, Slapping, Greek Online Courses
University mandatory Title IX courses
eating unknown food, exercise,
yelling, ridicule, humiliation, etc. Life Organization created zero tolerance
State v. Allen for hazing polices
Anti Hazing initiatives
Common Groups Allen charged with 4 counts of hazing for physical abuse of Kappa Alpha Psi pledges over
several days. One of pledges died as result of beatings. Convicted on all 5 counts and
Greeks Organizations
sentenced to prison for 6 months on each count. Appealed on basis that hazing statue Resources
Marching Bands vague and overbroad. MO Supreme Court found that statue clearly delineates its reach
Sports Teams http://www.stophazing.org/wp-content/uploads/201
in words of common understanding.
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Effects of Hazing http://hazingprevention.org/home/hazing/statelaws/
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Students- Lack of unity, mental Currently 44 states have anti hazing ploads/Case-Law-2011.pdf
http://hazingprevention.org/home/hazing/statelaws/
trauma, physical trauma, repeated laws. 6 states do not.
https://nobullying.com/anti-hazing-law/
behavior, PTSD, etc. Some acts of hazing fall under Title IX
University- Lawsuits, bad publicity,
negative student behavior, financial
loss, loss of school pride, etc.
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