Hazing Prevention 101 Course - College Edition 2023 with
complete solution
Think about the definitions we've discussed and stack each example under:
Acceptable, Sometimes Acceptable, or Never Acceptable. There are 25 examples.
Everything goes under Never Acceptable.
A local organization requires its new members to organize and participate in an
"auction to raise funds for the group's philanthropy. During the event, new
members have to wear embarrassing costumes and perform skits. Participants
bid on the new members they like most. The highest bidder gets to "use" the
member for a day for whatever purposes they wish. Typically this includes house
cleaning, errands, and other similar tasks. Is this hazing?
Yes. This is hazing because new members are being publicly humiliated and
embarrassed.
Maria / Desiree is a first-year member in a sorority and she is being told to do the
officers' laundry, by hand, between the hours of 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., every other
night. Her older cousin told her that this is normal routine for new members and
that she should go along with it. Maria does not feel comfortable touching the
dirty laundry. She is losing sleep and very tired during the school day. Is this
hazing?
Yes. This is hazing because she is losing sleep and it's a forced activity that is affecting
her dignity.
A local organization requires its new members to organize and participate in an
"auction" to raise funds for the group's philanthropy. During the event, new
members have to wear embarrassing costumes and perform skits. Participants
bid on the new members they like most. The highest bidder gets to "use" the new
member for a day for whatever purposes they wish. Typically this includes house
cleaning, errands, and other similar tasks. Is this hazing?
Yes. This is hazing because new members are being publicly humiliated and
embarrassed
The university rugby team informs new members that it's their tradition that all
new members clear the field of all the equipment after every practice, carry the
team's bags on away games and ensure the water bottles are always filled. They
have modeled this tradition off of what they have seen professional sports teams
do with rookie members. Could the rugby team get in trouble with their university
for this tradition?
Yes. This type of activity may be considered hazing, and be against school policies.
One of the academic societies is holding its annual mud run to raise money for a
good cause. The first-year members are told that it is highly recommended that
they join their fellow members in the event as it is considered team building. Is
this hazing?
No. It is not hazing because it is a customary event and it has a legitimate purpose.
Isabella is a first-year student who is an official member of the university's
association of business students, even though she chose not to participate in
some of the new member activities. She has not been "friended" or allowed to
complete solution
Think about the definitions we've discussed and stack each example under:
Acceptable, Sometimes Acceptable, or Never Acceptable. There are 25 examples.
Everything goes under Never Acceptable.
A local organization requires its new members to organize and participate in an
"auction to raise funds for the group's philanthropy. During the event, new
members have to wear embarrassing costumes and perform skits. Participants
bid on the new members they like most. The highest bidder gets to "use" the
member for a day for whatever purposes they wish. Typically this includes house
cleaning, errands, and other similar tasks. Is this hazing?
Yes. This is hazing because new members are being publicly humiliated and
embarrassed.
Maria / Desiree is a first-year member in a sorority and she is being told to do the
officers' laundry, by hand, between the hours of 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., every other
night. Her older cousin told her that this is normal routine for new members and
that she should go along with it. Maria does not feel comfortable touching the
dirty laundry. She is losing sleep and very tired during the school day. Is this
hazing?
Yes. This is hazing because she is losing sleep and it's a forced activity that is affecting
her dignity.
A local organization requires its new members to organize and participate in an
"auction" to raise funds for the group's philanthropy. During the event, new
members have to wear embarrassing costumes and perform skits. Participants
bid on the new members they like most. The highest bidder gets to "use" the new
member for a day for whatever purposes they wish. Typically this includes house
cleaning, errands, and other similar tasks. Is this hazing?
Yes. This is hazing because new members are being publicly humiliated and
embarrassed
The university rugby team informs new members that it's their tradition that all
new members clear the field of all the equipment after every practice, carry the
team's bags on away games and ensure the water bottles are always filled. They
have modeled this tradition off of what they have seen professional sports teams
do with rookie members. Could the rugby team get in trouble with their university
for this tradition?
Yes. This type of activity may be considered hazing, and be against school policies.
One of the academic societies is holding its annual mud run to raise money for a
good cause. The first-year members are told that it is highly recommended that
they join their fellow members in the event as it is considered team building. Is
this hazing?
No. It is not hazing because it is a customary event and it has a legitimate purpose.
Isabella is a first-year student who is an official member of the university's
association of business students, even though she chose not to participate in
some of the new member activities. She has not been "friended" or allowed to
