Warning Signs of Hazing:  

  • Members of the chapter are evasive or elusive when asked about new member program activities
  • Being asked to not enter a chapter building for extended periods of time
  • Hesitation on the part of new members when asked about how they are enjoying their new member program 
  • New members looking like they have not slept, showered, changed clothes, or eaten
  • New members avoiding you
  • New members traveling back and forth from the chapter house at odd hours, early morning, late evening
  • New members being the only one to answer the phones or get the door or being ordered or commanded to do something by a member in a domineering fashion
  • New members segregated from the group continuously
  • Rumors of hazing
  • Behavior on the part of members that seems unusual
  • Chapter house is totally clean or spotless (if this is not normal) or a complete mess (if this is not normal) 
  • Over excess of rituals
  • Silence
  • A new member educator who seems to justify everything they do
  • Strange noises at odd hours
  • Suspicious activity occurring or a comment slips out when you are around a new member