UA Hazing Policy & State Statute

• http://policy.arizona.edu/hazing

• No individual Wildcat should be demeaned, ridiculed, belittled or placed in a potentially harmful situation in order to be included in a group at The University of Arizona.

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Hazing is an Institution Wide Problem

• Hazing is not acceptable in any student organization or team within an educational institution

• The obligation to report – All University Staff and Students have an obligation to

report hazing activities – “All students, faculty and staff must take reasonable

measures within the scope of their individual authority to prevent violations of this policy”

Why You Should Report or Stop the Activity

• You might be ok with an activity, but not everyone is

• You are being lied to– You will not be a better member for it – You will not like the older/active members after it is

over – Everyone isn’t doing it – Its not a real tradition or ritual – The people before you didn’t have it worse than

you

• At some point your organization will be held accountable if it continues

• You can be charged criminally– In Tucson, currently 4 high school students are facing felony assault

charges for hazing on their wrestling team and two are involved in the juvenile court system facing charges

Common Hazing Practices

• Push-ups, sit-ups , running or PT• Providing/encouraging alcohol

consumption during organization events

• Forced consumption of alcohol• Carrying strange objects or very

specific items • Limitations in who they can talk

to • Forced consumption of large

amounts of liquid• Signature books or paddle

signatures• Scavenger hunts with time limits

or for meaningless or irrelevant objects

• Cleaning organizational or active members’ properties

• Running personal errands for active members

• Paddling or physically striking in any way

• Purchasing items for active members

• Capturing or kidnapping new members or actives

• Peer pressure for everyone to participate

• Singling out an individual or specific group

• Encouraging miscellaneous bad judgment

• Being yelled at, embarrassed or demeaned

These would be considered hazing under the context of joining or maintaining membership in a organization or on a team.

Safe Reporting & Intervention

• Hazing Hotline (UA) or National/International Organization– 626-HAZE

• To Dean of Students, University Police or Greek Life Staff

• Anonymous vs. Confidential• Hazingprevention.org• Stophazing.org• Stepupprogram.org• Arizonagreek.orgsync.com/org/nohazing• http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/uasafecats