Each year, 黑料吃瓜网University Fraternity and Sorority Life hosts Anti-Hazing and Bystander Intervention programming for all organization members. During this week, each chapter on campus will sponsor an activity to bring attention to the problem of hazing. It is an opportunity to educate the entire campus to not just recognize hazing, but to learn ways they can prevent it from occurring in the first place. All of our organizations are committed to a risk and hazing free atmosphere for their members.
Anti-Hazing Policy
黑料吃瓜网University unconditionally opposes any action taken or situation created, intentionally or unintentionally, whether on or off premises owned or leased by the organization, which has the effect of producing psychological or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule. To read Shepherd’s entire anti-hazing policy, click .
Types of Hazing听
There are three types of hazing. Regardless of type, any form of hazing is not tolerated on听our听听campus.听
- Subtle:听behavior that emphasizes a听power imbalance between听members. This type of hazing is most common and is often taken for听granted or accepted as听harmless.听Subtle hazing typically involved attitudes or actions that breach reasonable standards of respect and place members of a group on the receiving end of ridicule,听embarrassment, and/or humiliation tactics, often endured to feel like part of the group. Some examples of subtle hazing may also be considered harassment hazing.听
- Deception听
- Assigning demerits听
- Silence periods with implied threats for violation听
- Deprivation of privileges granted to other members (apart from听voting rights/ritualistic activities reserved for active members of fraternities or sororities)听
- Requiring new members or people with a specific classification (i.e., only freshmen, only sophomores, etc.) to perform duties not assigned听to other听members听
- Socially isolated members听
- Line-ups, drills, and tests on meaningless information听
- Name calling听
- Expecting certain items to always be in one鈥檚听possession听
- Harassment:听behavior that听confuses,听frustrates, or causes a person听undue stress through听emotional听anguish and/or physical听discomfort听to feel part of a group.听Some types of harassment hazing can also be considered violent hazing.听
- Verbal abuse听
- Threats or implied threats听
- Asking or requiring members to wear embarrassing or听humiliation听attire听
- Stunts or skits with degrading, crude, or听humiliating听acts听
- Expecting or requiring members to perform personal service to other members (e.g., carrying books, errands, cooking, cleaning)听
- Sleep deprivation听
- Sexual simulations听
- Expecting members to be deprived of maintaining a normal schedule of bodily听cleanliness听
- Being expected to harass or haze听others听
- Violent:听any听behavior听with potential听to cause听physical, emotional,听and/or psychological听harm.听This Is the most common type of hazing portrayed and reported in media.听
- Forced or coerced alcohol,听drug, or vile substance/concoction consumption听
- Beating, paddling, or other forms of assault听
- Branding or burning听
- Water intoxication听
- Expecting abuse or mistreatment of animals听
- Public nudity听
- Expecting illegal activity听
- Bondage听
- Abductions, kidnapping, or trafficking across state听lines听
- Exposure to cold weather or extreme heat without appropriate protection
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The Hotline provides an anonymous telephone line for anyone to report a suspected or recent hazing incident to one number 1-888-NOT-HAZE (1-888-668-4293) that accepts calls 24 hours a day. The Hotline connects to a dedicated voice mailbox at Manley Burke, LPA. The calls are automatically saved as audio files that are then transmitted by e-mail to the headquarters of the fraternity or sorority named in the report. This is true whether or not the reports are about one of the sponsors or another organization. In some instances, reports are about athletic teams, bands or clubs. When those calls are received, the institution where the organization is located is contacted.
Anti-Hazing Laws for West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia:
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