Does This Make You Feel Uncomfortable??? Fondling Hitting/Kicking Sexual Assault Physical Abuse Stripping Illegal Activities Trespassing Stealing Burns It’s HAZING Does This Make You Feel Uncomfortable??? Could This Potentially Injure You Or Others??? Is Participation In This Activity A Requirement To Join?? Did You Answer YES To Any Of These Questions??? Would Your Grandmother Disapprove?? If So……. Alcohol Bingeing Bingeing Bonging Sleep Depravation Mental Fatigue Humiliation Chants Continuous Exertion Odd Attire

What is Hazing?? Subtle Hazing Harassment Hazing Violent Hazing :to harass by exacting unnecessary or disagreeable work :an initiation process involving harassment (Merriam-Webster, 2010) Types of Hazing Subtle Hazing Harassment Hazing Violent Hazing

Why Is It A Problem? High School 1.5 Million high school students are hazed each year --92% of them will not report Hazing --30% reported their hazing as potentially illegal --25% were hazed before age 13 College 250,000 college athletes report being hazed --40% of the coaches knew about hazing --50% of female college athletes are hazed --10% of females were physically hazed and 6-9% were sexually hazed

Positives and Negatives Positives-Unity, cohesion, loyalty, camaraderie Negatives- psychological/physical/emotional scars, wounds, distrust, pain, illegal, potentially deadly, group think.

Who Hazes? Why Do People Haze? *High School, Colleges, Professionals, and Military Why Do People Haze? "It builds team unity if it's done correctly. It can be done in a way that's kind of fun. [The rookies] may not enjoy it necessarily, but it builds some camaraderie among the team if done properly.“ (Mike Nolan 49ers Coach) (Zeigler, 2006) Hazing is usually associated with entrance into sororities and fraternities. It is not limited to the Greek Society though Hazing happens all the way from the high school, to collegiate, to Professional Level *The Carolina Panthers publically tape their rookies to the goalposts and drench them with gatorade and ice water. *Other NFL have been known to shave off rookies hair/eyebrows as well as make them run the errands of the veterans and sing silly songs Psychologically Hazing does in many cases does promote team cohesiveness and loyalty. This can be explained by the Justification error which states that “People tend to increase their liking of something they have worked hard to attain even if the thing they attained is not something they would otherwise like”

Myths Brings us together Harmless Fun It is voluntary No malicious intent Time honored traditions need to be kept alive

Hazing Team Building How do we change this? Implement team building activities Hazing Humiliates/degrades Tears down individual Creates division Lifelong Nightmares Shame and Secrecy Power Trip Team Building Promotes Respect and Dignity Supports and Empowers Creates Real Teamwork Lifelong Memories Pride and Integrity Shared Positive Experience

Enforcing Current Laws 44 states currently have anti-hazing laws If no laws are in place Federal Hazing Prohibition Act of 2003 Most Colleges and High Schools have a “zero tolerance” policy towards hazing

Make New Laws/Policies NFL currently has no Hazing policies MLB NBA No Gray Area Winona State Hazing Policy Actions that recklessly or intentionally endanger the physical and mental health or safety of students. Forced or required consumption of any food, liquor, drug, or any other substance. Forced or required participation in physical activities, such as calisthenics, exercise, or so-called games. Excessive fatigue resulting from sleep deprivation, physical activities, or exercise. Assignment of activities that would be illegal or unlawful or might be morally offensive to individual members, associate members, or pledges. Physical brutality, including paddling, striking with fists, open hands, or objects, and branding. Kidnapping--transportation with the intent of stranding individuals. Verbal abuse. Denial of sufficient time to study. The intentional creation of clean-up work or labor for members, associate members, or pledges by active members or alumni. Theft of/or damage to property.

Make Administrators Responsible Require to have a comprehensive program Educate all members of your establishment-Students, Faculty, Coaches

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