Hazing

• The activity is degrading and/or demeaning.
• There is risk of injury or question of safety.
• Alcohol or drugs are present.
• Cryptic language is used to describe an event, activity or interaction.
• Active members are unwilling to participate in the same activity with new members.
• Active and new members are unwilling to discuss the activity with advisers, coaches, family members, headquarters or prospective members.
• Members justifying actions as "tradition" in an attempt to convince others that it is an acceptable event.
• Changes in behavior such as oversleeping, constant exhaustion or an inability to focus.
• A drop in GPA.

• Would I feel uncomfortable participating in this activity if a family member was watching?
• Would a University administrator disapprove of this activity?
• Am I being asked to keep these activities a secret?
• Am I doing anything illegal?
• Does participation in an activity violate my values or those of my organization?
• Is it causing emotional distress or stress of any kind to me or others?
• If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, please make a report.

False: Hazing is any treatment (consensual or not) that results in mental or physical discomfort, illness, underage consumption, drunkenness, intoxication and/or has the potential or actually causes embarrassment, harassment or ridicule and/or reflects unfavorably upon the group, organization, team or community.

1. Asking new members to participate in a round of flip cup.
2. Asking new members to wear embarrassing or humiliating attire.
3. Not allowing new members to associate with new members from other organizations.
4. Asking new members to sign in for events that other members are not attending.
5. All of the above.

Answer: All of the above. Any act that involves alcohol, drinking games, servitude, isolation from or association with specific students or groups, or attending events in place of other members is considered hazing.

True: Harassment hazing includes verbal abuse, threats, asking members to wear embarrassing attire, personal servitude, sexual simulations and sleep deprivation.

True: According to the Pennsylvania Law, anyone who causes or participates in an act of hazing is committing a misdemeanor of the third degree.

True: Some other commonly reported forms of hazing include participating in drinking games, singing and chanting in public, associating with certain people and not with others and sleep deprivation.

False: No matter how many members are involved, the entire organization may be held responsible for hazing.