Tuesday, October 21, 2008

National Hazing Awareness Week Nov 3rd-7th


Statistics
· 1.5 million high school students are hazed each year; 47% of students came to college already having experienced hazing.
· 55% of college students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing.
· Alcohol consumption, humiliation, isolation, sleep-deprivation, and sexual acts are hazing practices common across all types of student groups.
· 40% of athletes who reported being involved in hazing behaviors report that a coach or advisor was aware of the activity; 22% report that the coach was involved.
· 2 in 5 students say they are aware of hazing taking place on their campus. More than 1 in 5 report that they witnessed hazing personally.
· In 95% of cases where students identified their experience as hazing, they did not report the events to campus officials.
· Nine out of ten students who have experienced hazing behavior in college do not consider themselves to have been hazed.
· 36% of students say they would not report hazing primarily because "there's no one to tell," and 27% feel that adults won't handle it right.
· As of November 1, 2007, the number of recorded hazing/pledging/rushing-related deaths in fraternities and sororities stands at 89 - 83 males and 6 females.
· 82% of deaths from hazing involve alcohol.

Monday 11/3 @ 7:00 – “Hazing, Harassment, Alcohol, and the Internet”- Speaker Janet Judge- RCC Auditorium
Tuesday 11/4 @10-5 – Remembering the Victims Memorial-Campus Center Lower Lobby
Wednesday 11/5 @ 6 – Hazing Panel Discussion: Ask the Campus Experts - RCC Demo Room
Thursday 11/6 @ 7 – Unless a Death Occurs: Documentary- Moakley Auditorium


Brought to you by: Office of Student Involvement & Leadership, Panhellenic Council, Athletics & Recreation, and Phi Sigma Sigma sorority



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