What To Do
Here at NC State, and nationally, we know that student involvement in a variety of experiences promotes student success. Students are more likely to persist, graduate and experience higher satisfaction rates after graduation. When hazing is part of that experience, however, students can find themselves struggling with activities that compete with academics, with feelings of isolation, suffering from sleep deprivation, or subjected to abuse.
Hazing can occur in a wide variety of settings, including sports teams, fraternities and sororities, clubs, and bands. Hazing does not build a community. Hazing introduces risk, increases vulnerability, is often negligent or reckless in nature, and unreasonably interferes with academic activities and success.
Know Hazing When You See It
NC State defines hazing as behavior related to organizational membership or potential membership, regardless of consent or intentionality, that meets two or more of the following:
- Is inconsistent with the purpose of the organization;
- Is negligent or reckless in nature;
- Introduces risk factors;
- Increases vulnerability factors;
- Unreasonably interferes with academic activities or success
| Risk factors include: (perpetration) | Vulnerability factors include: (victimization) |
|---|---|
| Coerced compliance | Activities that compete with academics |
| Use of alcohol or drugs | Isolation |
| Acts of servitude | Humiliation or embarrassment |
| Sleep deprivation | Disparaging treatment or intimidation |
| Sex acts (watched or performed) | Scolding or ridiculing |
| Consumption of food or beverage in excess | Creating anxiety or instilling fear |
| Calisthenics | Stripping of personal identity |
| Assault or abuse |
Seek Care
If you have been hazed, please seek care. Campus Health offers a variety of care options for medical treatment. The Counseling Center also offers a variety of services to help students in need.
Report Any Suspected Hazing
We encourage all NC State community members to stand up to hazing. If you see something, say something: to your coach, your advisor, a faculty member, or administrator. You can also file an incident report with the university. If someone’s life is in danger, call 911 immediately.
We all have a responsibility to protect the Pack!
Support and Share Anti-Hazing Messages
NC State’s hazing prevention campaign is supported by the the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, including University Recreation, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Conduct, the Department of Performing Arts and Technology, the Counseling Center, Campus Health, University Housing, the Department of Athletics, University Police, and General Counsel.
Members of the Wolfpack community requesting anti-hazing materials may contact TBD.