Campus Hazing Transparency Report

What is hazing?

• The Clery Act States...

  Hazing is any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person (whether individually or in concert with other persons) against another person or persons, regardless of the willingness of such other person or persons to participate, that:

  1. is committed in the course of an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, a student organization; and
  2. causes or creates a risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the institution of higher education or the organization (such as the physical preparation necessary for participation in an athletic team), of physical or psychological injury including:
     • whipping, beating, striking, electronic shocking, placing of a harmful substance on someone’s body, or similar activity;
     • causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing sleep deprivation, exposure to the elements, confinement in a small space, extreme calisthenics, or other similar activity;
     • causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another person to consume food, liquid, alcohol, drugs, or other substances;
     • causing, coercing, or otherwise inducing another person to perform sexual acts;
     • any activity that places another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words or conduct;
     • any activity against another person that includes a criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal law; and
     • any activity that induces, causes, or requires another person to perform a duty or task that involves a criminal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Federal law.”

  Source: The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, 20 U.S.C § 1092(f) (2024)

• UMB Policy States...

  Hazing is any action taken or situation created, whether on or off campus, intentionally inflicted on a student or students for the purpose of an initiation into a Student Organization recognized, established, or sponsored by the University that creates mental or physical harm, including temporary or permanent diminished physical or mental capacity, emotional distress, humiliation, degradation, or causing or encouraging another person to violate any law or University policy.

  Hazing includes any mental or physical requirement, request, or obligation which emphasizes one individual’s or a group’s power over others and/or a perceived necessity/obligation to participate; that could cause pain, disgrace, or injury; that is personally degrading; and/or that violates federal, state, or local law, or University policy.

  Source: UMB Hazing Policy