ua hazing policy & state statute no individual wildcat should be demeaned, ridiculed, belittled...
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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