Hazing Policy & Response

Hazing Prevention

To prevent hazing in our campus community, we will:

• Set clear expectations throughout our campus community.
• Educate the community on how to recognize and report incidents.
• Document and inform the community of hazing incidents.
• Be transparent in our reporting process, giving this behavior no place to hide. 

Hazing Defined

Hazing is defined in both federal law and by the State of Wisconsin.

• Federal Law (20 USC § 1092(f)(6)(A)(vi))
  • “Any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person or group against another person or group regardless of the willingness of the person or group to participate. 
  • These acts may be committed during the course of initiation, affiliation, or maintenance of membership to a student organization (recognized or unrecognized by the institution) and cause or create above the reasonable risk of physical or psychological injury.”
• Wisconsin State Statute (Hazing)
  1. “Forced activity” means any activity which is a condition of initiation or admission into or affiliation with an organization, regardless of a student’s willingness to participate in the activity.
  2. No person may intentionally or recklessly engage in acts which endanger the physical health or safety of a student for the purpose of initiation or admission into or affiliation with any organization operating in connection with a school, college or university. Under those circumstances, prohibited acts may include any brutality of a physical nature, such as whipping, beating, branding, forced consumption of any food, liquor, drug or other substance, forced confinement or any other forced activity which endangers the physical health or safety of the student.

Organizations can be any of the following, as well as unrecognized groups made up of two or more members who are enrolled in a Universities of Wisconsin institution:

• association
• club
• club sports team
• fraternity
• sorority
• student government
• university bands
• varsity or JV athletic team

Some examples of hazing include:

• social isolation 
• silence periods with implied threats of violence
• requiring use of alcohol
• name calling
• taking cell phones
• activities designed to create excessive fatigue
• assigning demerits

Report a Hazing Incident

Anyone is able to report an incident of potential hazing using the Student Organization Misconduct Reporting Form. By doing so you are alerting both the Student Engagement Office and the Dean of Students Office of your concern. As a result, an investigation will be conducted. 

Report an Incident   

When the investigation is complete, the outcome will be reported to our campus community in the Campus Hazing Transparency Report. This report contains the past five years of hazing incidents involving any student organizations or athletic teams where the organization was found responsible for violating campus standards. This report is updated as incidents are adjudicated.   The first edition of this report will be published by December 23, 2025.  Updates will be post in January and July of each year, or as reportable incident occur.  

In addition, the UW-Green Bay Annual Security Report (ASR) will contain information about the number of alleged crimes or policy violations reported to the University for the past three calendar years. This includes alleged incidents of hazing. The ASR is updated on an annual basis and published by October 1 of each year.  

See the Annual Security Report

Additional Resources

If you are interested in understanding more about anti-hazing at our campus or nationally, here are some additional resources.

Campus Resources

• Hazing Canvas Course 
• Athletics 
• Club Sports
• Fraternity & Sorority Life
• Student Engagement Center
• Student Organizations
• Student Organization Handbook (pdf)

National Resources

• Hazing Prevention Consortium
• Hazing Prevention Network
• Anti-Hazing Coalition
• The Clery Center