Hazing Prevention

Students may or may not feel comfortable expressing concerns directly to parents or friends if being hazed. Here are some key things to look for that might help you identify whether or not your student/friend may be experiencing hazing:

• Sudden change in behavior or attitude after joining the organization, group, or team
• Wanting to leave the organization, group, or team with no real explanation
• Sudden decrease in communication with friends and family
• Physical or psychological exhaustion
• Unexplained weight loss
• Unexplained injuries or illness
• Change in sleeping or eating habits
• Withdrawal from normal activities
• Expressed feeling of sadness or feeling of worthlessness
• Increase in secrecy and unwillingness to share details

If you or someone you know is experiencing any of these key things, information on filing a report is available from the Division of Student Development.

Questions to Consider or Ask When Getting Involved in Organizations, Groups, or Teams

• What do you want to be involved in at school?
• Do you know what hazing is?
• How can you stand up or say no if it occurs?
• What are resources online and at school you can utilize if you are hazed?
• Do you know how/where to report?
• How much time will you be spending with the organization/team/group?
• What kind of activities are involved in joining this group? Are you comfortable with all of these?
• Is alcohol involved in any of these activities?
• Have you met the organization/group adviser or coach?

• If you are concerned for yourself or another's immediate wellbeing, please call Public Safety at 937-229-2121.
• If you are concerned about activities, but do not require immediate assistance, file a report through the Office of Community Standards and Civility or contact the Dean of Students.

The University works to protect the identities of those individuals who report hazing and any retaliatory behavior against an individual who reports will be subject to the University's Code of Conduct.

As individuals, groups, and organizations work to prevent situations to encourage or engender hazing behaviors, we must all come together and share positive resources that help this cause. Many campus and national resources are available:

• Center for Student Involvement: Staff members from the Center for Student Involvement are trained in hazing prevention measures, inclusive of those who are specifically trained to work with values-based Greek organizations in the women's Interfraternity Council (IFC), National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), multicultural Greek council, and College Panhellenic Council. Contact Center for Student Involvement at (937) 229-2000 to request to speak with someone who may schedule a presentation for a group/organization meeting on the topic of hazing prevention.
  
  
• Group/organization adviser: Groups and organizations have advisers who are trained to assist in education, prevention, and response. Your adviser can be called upon to help interpret appropriate practices for all individual and group/organization behavior.
  
  
• Community Standards and Civility: Staff members from Community Standards and Civility are trained in hazing prevention measures. Contact the office at (937) 229-4627 to request to speak with someone who may schedule a presentation for a group/organization meeting on the topic of hazing prevention.
  
  
• HazingPrevention.org: A national organization dedicated to its mission to empower people to prevent hazing in college and university student groups. 
  
  
• StopHazing.org: A comprehensive site for current literature and media available to students, as well as updates on state laws that are applicable for individuals and groups.

For other questions or concerns, email hazingprevention@udayton.edu 

Committee members promote awareness on common signs of hazing, the impact hazing has on a community, and skill development to proactively prevent, report and modify behavior.

Committee Members

Cornealious Cook
Assistant Director, Fraternity and Sorority Life
ccook1@udayton.edu

Nick Foley
Assistant Director, Community Standards and Civility
nfoley2@udayton.edu

Morgan Miller
Assistant Director, Center for Student Involvement
millerm71@udayton.edu

Mackenzie (Mickey) Nuzzolese
Assistant Director of Compliance, Dayton Athletics
mnuzzolese1@udayton.edu 

Officer Nicholas Orrill
Officer, UD Public Safety
norrill1@udayton.edu

Kenneth Will
Lecturer
Director, Pride of Dayton Marching Band
kwill1@udayton.edu

Student Members

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