University of North Carolina at Pembroke , the State of North Carolina, Campus Engagement and Leadership, and all councils and chapters in the UNCP fraternal community do not tolerate or encourage any activities that may constitute hazing according to the definitions below. We encourage any member that believes they have been a victim of hazing or witnessed or participated in hazing to report the alleged violation directly to the Office of Student Conduct so that the incident can be investigated immediately and appropriately.
UNC Pembroke Hazing Policy
No chapter, colony, student or alumnus shall conduct or condone hazing activities. Hazing is defined as: “Any action taken or situation created intentionally or unintentionally, with or without consent of the person being hazed, whether on or off campus, 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; scavenger hunts; road trips; wearing of apparel which is conspicuous and not normally in good taste; engaging in public stunts; morally degrading or humiliating games and activities; and any other activities which are not consistent with academic achievement, fraternal law, ritual or policy, or the regulations and policies of UNC Pembroke, or North Carolina state law.”
North Carolina Hazing Law
It is unlawful for any student in attendance at any university, college, or school in this State to engage in hazing, or to aid or abet any other student in the commission of this offense. For the purposes of this section hazing is defined as follows: “to subject another student to physical injury as part of an initiation, or as a prerequisite to membership, into any organized school group, including any society, athletic team, fraternity or sorority, or other similar group.” The negligence or consent of the plaintiff or any assumption of the risk by the plaintiff is not a defense to an action brought pursuant.
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Subtle Hazing
Behaviors that emphasize a power imbalance between new members/initiates and other members of the organization. Termed “subtle hazing” because these types of hazing are often taken-for-granted or accepted as “harmless” or meaningless. Subtle hazing typically involves activities or attitudes that breach reasonable standards of mutual respect and place new members/initiates on the receiving end of ridicule, embarrassment, and/or humiliation tactics. New members/initiates often feel the need to endure subtle hazing to feel like part of the organization. (Some types of subtle hazing may also be considered harassment hazing). Examples include, but are not limited to the following:
- Assigning demerits
- Deception
- Deprivation of privileges granted to other members
- Requiring new members/initiates to perform duties not assigned to other members
- Line-ups and Drills/Tests on information
- Socially isolating new members/initiates
- Line-ups and drills/tests on meaningless information
- Name calling
- Requiring new members/aspirants to refer to other members with titles, so as to suggest subornation, inferiority, or second-class status
- Expecting certain items to always be in one’s possession, or taking possession of one’s items without asking for permission
- Expecting or requesting new members/initiates to be deprived of maintaining their normal class study or schedule
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Harassment Hazing
Behaviors that have the potential to cause emotional anguish or physical discomfort in order to feel like part of the group. It can be viewed as confusing, frustrating, and/or causing undue stress for new members/aspirants. (Some types of harassment hazing can also be considered violent hazing). Examples include, but are not limited to the following:
- Verbal abuse, including berating of individuals
- Threats or implied threats
- Asking new members to wear embarrassing or humiliating attire
- Stunt or skit events with degrading, crude, or humiliating acts
- Expecting, requesting, or demanding new members/rookies to perform personal service to other members such as carrying books, running errands, cooking, cleaning, etc.
- Sleep deprivation
- Sexual simulations or stimulations
- Expecting new members/rookies to be deprived of maintaining a normal schedule of bodily cleanliness.
- Demanding or expecting new members/rookies to harass others
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Violent Hazing
Behaviors that have the potential to cause physical and/or emotional or psychological harm or trauma. Examples include, but are not limited to the following:
- Forced or coerced alcohol, or any other drug consumption
- Beating, paddling or other forms of assault or blunt-force trauma including striking with fists or any other objects
- Branding
- Forced or coerced ingestion of vile substances or concoctions
- Burning
- Water intoxication or over-consumption of food or other substance
- Expecting abuse or mistreatment of animals
- Public nudity
- Expecting or demanding or assignment of activities that would be illegal (e.g., shoplifting) or unlawful or might be morally offensive to new members/initiates
- Forced or required conduct that could embarrass or adversely affect the dignity of the individual
- The intentional creation of cleanup work or labor for new members/initiates by other members
- Bondage
- Abductions/kidnapping/holding against one’s will
- Forced exposure to cold weather or extreme heat, regardless of appropriate protection
- Participation in physical activities such as calisthenics, exercises or other so-called games