Hazing Information and Resources

Hazing:  The Issue

What is Hazing?  Hazing is any activity expected of someone joining or participating in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers them, regardless of a person's willingness to participate. There are three components that define hazing:

• It occurs in a group context
• Humiliating, degrading, or endangering behavior
• Happens regardless of an individual's willingness to participate

Where does hazing happen?

According to a study done by Allan and Madden in 2008, 55% of college students involved in clubs, teams and student organizations experience hazing.  Hazing can and does happen in any group setting. Allan, E.J. & Madden, M. (2008).  Hazing in view: College Students at Risk.  National Hazing Study: Hazing in View, University of Maine, College of Education and Human Development.

Hazing takes many forms

There is a wide range of behaviors that fit the definition of hazing. For this reason, it can often go unrecognized and unreported. 

Allan, E. J. & Kerschner, D. (2020). The Spectrum of Hazing^™, StopHazing Consulting. https://stophazing.org/resources/spectrum

If not recognized, reported and properly addressed, hazing can become a systemic, self-perpetuating problem.  This infographic highlights the 'red flags' or potential warning signs of someone experience hazing. stophazing.org

Here is a list of resources and ways to report if you or someone you know is experience hazing at our campus:

On-Campus Resources:

Off-Campus Resources:

The Bear Way:  Respect. Integrity. Safety.

To request a presentation send an email to: StudentConduct@missouristate.edu.  In the email please include:

• your name
• the name of your organization (if requesting for a Student Organization)
• the date and time of the presentation
• the topics you would like to address ie; bystander intervention, identifying hazing etc.