Biannual Hazing Report

Biannual S.B. 126 Anti-Hazing Report: January 1, 2025 - 91̽��

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Overview

In compliance with Senate Bill 126, or Collin’s Law, 91̽�� must publish a list of all violations of the university’s Anti-Hazing Policy. This report will be published twice a year, once in January and again in August.

The report must include the following for each instance of a violation:

The name of the subject of the report
The date the subject was charged with a violation of university policy/law regarding hazing and the date on which the matter was resolved
A general description of the violation, findings, and outcomes of any investigation in the past five years

This report will be maintained online at: /student-affairs/be-smart-bobcats/hazing-prevention

Student Organization Prior History

Prior to the enactment of Senate Bill 126, 91̽�� had an established practice of publicly posting student organization conduct history. You can find that information here: /student-org-update/student-org-update

Reporting

Reports of hazing allegations may be made to the Office of Community Standards & Student Responsibility (CSSR).

Office of Community Standards & Student Responsibility

349 Baker University Center

communitystandards@ohio.edu

740.593.2629

To make a report, please complete the , or reach out directly to CSSR during regular business hours to talk with a team member.

Anonymous reports are accepted. The submission of a report anonymously may limit the ability of 91̽�� to address reports, particularly if there is insufficient or incomplete information.

91̽��'s Anti-Hazing Policy

91̽�� policy 23.010, in effect as of the date of this report, maintains the definitions of behavior deemed “hazing.” For the purposes of this report, the definitions in that policy are applied to all cases in this log.

Key Terms

As defined in section , hazing is defined as:

"Doing any act or coercing another, including the victim, to do any act or initiation into any student or other organization or any act to continue or reinstate membership in or affiliation with any student or other organization that causes or creates a substantial risk of causing mental or physical harm to any person, including coercing another to consume alcohol or a drug of abuse, as defined in section 3719.011 of the Revised Code."

Hazing is a form of power-based violence. Hazing can occur with power differentials in all types of relationships regardless of membership status, including an initiate, an individual seeking reinstatement, a current member, or a current student with inactive status. In part, hazing is an attempt to exert control or influence from one person to another. What constitutes hazing is a dynamic and changing set of circumstances that requires a situational response.

Therefore, 91̽�� further defines hazing to include:

Any action or situation which recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental, emotional, or physical health or safety of a student for the purpose of initiation or admission into, or affiliation with, any student organization or group regardless of the person's consent to participate.
Brutality of a physical nature including but not limited to paddling, whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, or exposure to the elements.
Coerced consumption, including but not limited to any food, alcoholic beverage, liquid, drug, or any other substance that subjects the student to an unreasonable risk of harm.
Acts intended to cause mental stress, including but not limited to sleep deprivation, transportation or abandonment, confinement to a small space, forced exclusion from social contact, forced conduct which could result in embarrassment, any forced activity that is designed to shame or humiliate, or any action of harassment (as defined in the "Student Code of Conduct").
Coerced activities, including but not limited to violation of local, state, or federal laws, violation of university policies, rules, or regulations, and personal servitude.
Acts of sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct as defined by 91̽�� policy 03.004

Biannual Log | January 2025

This log contains violations that occurred between January 2020 and January 2025 along with any violations outside of that time period where expulsion was an outcome.

Subject Name	Date Subject was Charged	Student Code of Conduct Violation(s)	Brief Description of Finding	Outcome(s)*	Resolution Date
Sigma Pi	3/18/19	D08a - Hazing – Endangerment D08b - Hazing – Brutality D08c - Hazing – Coerced Consumption D08e - Hazing - Coerced Activities D10a - Damage to Property - Destruction or Damage D03b - Alcoholic Beverages Violation: Selling and/or distribution of alcoholic beverages except as expressly permitted by law and University Policy 24.001 D03e - Alcoholic Beverages Violation: Failure of a student organization to take all necessary steps to ensure that no person under the legal drinking age possesses alcoholic beverages at functions it sponsors or within any property or transportation it owns, operates, and/or rents D04b - Controlled Substance and/or Drug Violation: Unlawful use and/or possession of other controlled substances except as expressly permitted by law D06a - Harmful Behavior: Physical harm or threat of physical harm to any person D06d - Harmful Behavior: Reckless but not accidental action that poses a reasonable risk of physical harm to others	Those seeking membership were required to complete tasks, work at local bars, and purchase items on behalf of active members. Those seeking membership were subjected to mentally stressful experiences and were required to complete tasks including consuming various food items including hot sauce. Those seeking membership were required to complete tasks on behalf of active members and perform calisthenics. Some activities during the new member process included acts of physical violence including hitting individuals with belts. Additionally, active members coerced those seeking membership, some of whom were underage, to drink alcohol.	Student Organization Expulsion	4/12/19
Phi Kappa Psi	01/07/2020	D08a - Hazing – Endangerment D08e - Hazing - Coerced Activities	Those seeking membership were required to stay overnight in the chapter facility to be initiated. Those seeking membership also shared that they were required to play a game with active members where they were asked questions, they wouldn’t know the answer to. Lastly, those seeking membership were encouraged to clean the chapter facility.	Student Organization Probation – 01/17/2022 Develop an educational framework addressing hazing within the organization in tandem with the Office of Community Standards and Student Responsibility.	01/21/2020
Sigma Chi	06/28/2021	D02a -Possessing/Providing False and Misleading Information - Furnishing False Information D08b - Hazing – Brutality D08e - Hazing - Coerced Activities	Those seeking membership were required to complete calisthenics and to clean active members spaces as a part of their new member process.	Student Organization Suspension – 04/15/2021 - 04/15/2025 Petition for Re-enrollment	07/19/2021
Alpha Kappa Psi	02/04/2022	D03b - Alcoholic Beverages Violation - Selling and/or Distribution D03e - Alcoholic Beverages Violation - Student Organization D08d - Hazing - Mental Stress D16a - Violation of University Policy	During a new member experience, those seeking membership were required to play a guessing game that was designed so they could not win. In some instances, new members were required to make choices in darkness or darkness with flashing lights. Additionally, those seeking membership were required to fundraise. Some of those funds were used to purchase alcohol. Lastly, the organization facilitated a social event, involving alcohol, and failed to take the necessary steps to ensure that no person under 21 years of age had access to alcohol.	Student Organization Probation – 11/01/2023 Create a new member process overview and expectations packet. Design and facilitate educational experiences around the organizations' code of conduct, hazing, alcohol and controlled substances, and publication of inappropriate material. Co-create, with the Office of Community Standards and Student Responsibility, an interactive training experience to be delivered to those seeking membership in the organization and active members.	02/18/2022
Phi Gamma Delta	10/19/2022	D3a – Alcoholic Beverages Violation D8b - Hazing: Brutality	Those seeking membership indicated that as a part of their new member process they completed “wall sits” and “planks” while taking a new member education test. Additionally, on two occasions the organization facilitated a social event, involving alcohol, and failed to take the necessary steps to ensure that no person under 21 years of age had access to alcohol.	Student Organization Probation – 12/22/2023 Create and Distribute New Member Process Develop Risk Management Plan Completion of the Early Adopters Program Sober Monitor Training	12/22/2022
(1) One Student	02/11/2024	D08a - Hazing – Endangerment	One student, acting in their capacity within an organization, facilitated organization events that caused those seeking membership to be placed in danger by pressuring the new members to engage in physical activity/running.	Reprimand Reflection Paper	04/24/2024

*Outcomes consist of both the sanction and the condition of those sanction(s) provided to a student, student group, or student organization.

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