Hazing Prevention
At ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ College, we believe all individuals have a right to fully pursue campus life without concern for their safety and well-being. We are committed to working campus-wide to educate and address concerns, but we need your help.
There are three things we ask of you:
- when you hear of it
- Email stophazing@rhodes.edu to request a training or workshop
- Talk about building healthy relationships throughout campus without endangering each other’s health or well-being.
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.
Three components define hazing:
- It occurs in a group context
- Humiliating, degrading, or endangering behavior
- Happens regardless of an individual’s willingness to participate
As this definition shows, hazing happens regardless of whether an individual consents. Because of the power dynamics involved in hazing, a person cannot consent to hazing occurring.
Hazing Prevention Consortium
Starting in 2023, ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ College joined colleges nationwide for StopHazing’s Hazing Prevention Consortium (HPC). HPC members work together with StopHazing’s research and prevention experts for three years to assess campus climate for hazing and build capacity to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate data-informed hazing prevention strategies.
Accomplishments
Year 1 accomplishments – conducted a campus-wide Hazing Climate Survey open to all students (372 students agreed to participate, 20.2%), sent both co-chairs to the annual HPC Summit in Maine, and created a hazing prevention coalition.
Year 2 accomplishments – completed a virtual site visit to assess culture and the hazing climate at ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ, created the hazing prevention website, developed a new training for peer assistants, and sent both co-chairs to the annual HPC Summit in Maine.
To be accomplished in Year 3 – develop and implement a prevention initiative, increase student involvement with our efforts, and educate key campus stakeholders on the new campus hazing policy.
Members of the Hazing Prevention Coalition
Members of the Hazing Prevention Coalition come from the following offices and divisions:
- Athletics
- Dean of Student Leadership and Engagement Office
- Dean of Students Office
- Division of Student Life
- Office of Prevention and Well-being Education
- Office of Community Standards
- Office of Student Engagement
- Office of Student Transitions
- Campus Safety
If you want to join the Hazing Prevention Coalition or want more information, email StopHazing@rhodes.edu.