Hazing Violence and Abuse Issues

Hazing is defined by the FIPG (Fraternity Insurance Purchasing Group) as: "Any action taken or situation created, intentionally, whether on or off fraternity premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule. Such activities may include but are not limited to the following: use of alcohol; paddling in any form; creation of excessive fatigue; physical and psychological shocks; quests, treasure hunts, scavenger hunts, road trips or any other such activities carried on outside or inside of the confines of the chapter house; wearing of public apparel which is conspicuous and not normally in good taste; engaging in public stunts and buffoonery; morally degrading or humiliating games and activities; and any other activities which are not consistent with fraternal law, ritual or policy or the regulations and policies of the educational institution."

• Hazing Videoconference at University of Vermont - Now-concluded Conference on positive alternatives to hazing sponsored by University hazing of Vermont. Conference video is for sale.
• Is it Hazing or Teasing? - A sample school statement to parents on distinguishing issues hazing from violence and abuse teasing, written by Col. Ronald J. issues Kelly, President, Missouri Military violence and abuse Academy for the Independent issues Schools Association of the Central States violence and abuse (ISACS).
• Hazing, Scholarly Study - Hazing Research as class project.
• Hazing Clearinghouse of Deaths and Incidents - Unofficial clearinghouse to track hazing deaths and incidents violence and abuse violence and abuse by author of three books on hazing.
• StopHazing.Org - "Educating to Eliminate Hazing" - Educational materials, human sources, and other resources to violence and abuse issues help anti-hazing initiatives among fraternities, sororities, and other violence and abuse issues groups in society.

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