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WASHBURN'S
POLICY ON HAZING
On April 10, 2002, the
Washburn University Board of Regents adopted a new "Student
Conduct Code" that includes a policy on hazing which applies to all
registered student organizations.
The policy states:
"S. Hazing:
any action taken or situation created, intentionally, whether on or off University
premises or on property owned, leased or operated by a University-recognized
organization, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment,
or ridicule.
Consent is not a
defense.
In considering a
hazing case, it is not a defense that the person subjected to the hazing consented
to or acquiesced in the hazing activity. For the purpose of this Code, any
activity as described above – upon which the initiation or admission
into or affiliation with a University organization is directly or indirectly
conditioned or believed by the person to be such a condition to initiation,
admission or affiliation – shall be presumed to be a forced activity,
the willingness of an individual to participate in such activity notwithstanding."
Each fraternity and sorority
at Washburn has adopted its own policy that opposes hazing of students. For
more information about a particular chapter's policy, please contact the chapter
president and/or chapter advisor directly.
Sororities (In Alphabetical
Order):
Fraternities (In Alphabetical
Order):
Finally, hazing is a
misdemeanor in the State of Kansas according to Kansas
Statute No. 21-3434. This statute reads:
"Promoting or
permitting hazing. (a) No social or fraternal organization shall promote or
permit hazing.
(b) Hazing is intentionally,
coercing, demanding or encouraging another person to perform as a condition
of membership in a social or fraternal organization, any act which could reasonably
be expected to result in great bodily harm, disfigurement or death or which
is done in a manner whereby great bodily harm, disfigurement or death could
be inflicted.
(c) Promoting or
permitting hazing is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.
(d) This section
shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas criminal code."
Additional hazing-related
resources:
- StopHazing.org
- "Educating to Eliminate Hazing." Definition, Laws, News, Myths
and Facts, Resources, Activism...
- Hazing.hanknuwer.com
- An unofficial clearinghouse for hazing information
To learn more about
our community, be sure to visit the links available on the right-side of this
page. If you have any questions, please feel free to visit our office (Memorial
Union, Lower Level), call 231.1010 ext. 1723 or e-mail getalife@washburn.edu.
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