The following are some examples of hazing, as defined by college IFC/Panhellenic policy, state law and FIPG policy these activities or behaviors are prohibited and will be sanctioned by the College and the Greek Standards Board.  It is impossible to include a comprehensive list of all hazing activities, so this list is not intended to be all inclusive, but to provide you with several examples of explicit activities or behaviors:

1. Conducting new member-related activity between the hours of midnight and seven a.m. or awakening individuals during these hours.
2. Permitting less than six continuous hours of sleep for new/associate members each night.
3. Calling new members/associates “pledge” or other demeaning names.
4. Silence periods for new members/associates.
5. Any form of demerits.
6. Initiated members writing progress reports on new members/associates.
7. Requiring new members/associates to call members Mr., Miss, etc.
8. House or sober duty, if only assigned to new members/associates.
9. Intimidating new members/associates with what may happen at initiation.
10. Deprivation of privileges.
11. Verbal abuse.
12. Any form of questioning under pressure or in an uncomfortable position.
13. Requiring new members/associates to wear ridiculous costumes or perform ridiculous activities.
14. Requiring only new members/associates to enter by back door or go up back staircase.
15. Stunt or skit nights/events with demeaning and/or crude skits and/or poems.
16. Requiring new members/associates to perform personal service to initiated members such as carrying books, running errands, performing maid duties etc.
17. Forcing, requiring or endorsing new/associate members to drink alcohol or any other substance and/or providing such alcohol or other substance.
18. The unauthorized or illegal use of alcohol in any form or quantity during any new/associate member activity.
19. The eating of spoiled foods, raw onions, goldfish, or anything an individual refuses to eat.
20. Dropping food (eggs, grapes, liver etc.) into mouths.
21. Calisthenics such as sit-up, push-up and runs.
22. Chairings, “polings,” pledge walks or other similar “traditional” activities.
23. Branding.
24. Causing excessive fatigue through physical and psychological shocks.
25. Paddle swats of any nature.
26. Pushing, shoving, tackling or any other physical abuse.
27. Unauthorized line-ups of any nature.
28. Throwing anything (whipped cream, garbage, water, paint etc.) at an individual.
29. Theft of any property under any circumstances.
30. Assigning or endorsing “pranks” such as stealing composites, panty raids, false fire alarms or harassing another organization.
31. Defacing trees, grounds or buildings.
32. Engaging in unauthorized activity which involves compelling an individual or group to remain at a certain place or transporting anyone anywhere, within or outside of Hanover/Madison (road trips, kidnaps).
33. Conducting unauthorized quests, string hunts, treasure hunts, scavenger hunts, paddle hunts, big sister/brother or little sister/brother hunts.
34. Conducting activities which do no allow adequate time for study during pre-initiation or initiation periods.
35. Expecting participation in an activity that the initiated members will not do.
36. Requiring new/associate members to “march” in formation.
37. Carrying of such items such as coconuts, helmets, swords, burlap bags, eggs, shields, paddles, rocks, matches, cigarettes etc.
38. Publicly wearing apparel which is conspicuous and not “normally” in good taste.
39. Playing extremely loud music or music repeated over and over or any other audible harassment.
40. Engaging in public stunts and buffoonery, public displays or greetings to initiated members by new/associate members.
41. Requiring or encouraging new/associate members to act like animals or other objects.
42. Nudity at any time.
43. Members messing up the house or a room for the new/associate members to clean.
44. New/associate members messing up the house.
45. Forcing, requiring or endorsing new/associate members to violate any college or national/international policy or any local, state or federal law.