National Hazing Prevention Week 2025

This week (September 22-26 2025) marks the beginning of HazingPreventionNetwork.Org’s National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW). This year’s NHPW theme is “Be the leader. Prevent Hazing.” with focus on education, advocacy, awareness, and fundraising. Phi Sigma Rho encourages all of its members to take part in ending hazing for good.

Steps to take action: 

• Educate: Attending one of the live or recorded NHPW webinars and view resources.

• Advocate: Take the Hazing Prevention Pledge and share on social media to spread awareness

• Fundraise: Raise funds for Hazing Prevention through donations or a fundraising event.

• Awareness: Wear purple to bring awareness or start a social media campaign.

• Report: Report hazing to your university and Headquarters. Sisterhood shouldn’t hurt.

Federal Hazing Law

In December 2024, the federal government signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act in law. This law contains several updates to university reporting on hazing incidents as well as other policies enacted for university requirements to prevent hazing. To learn more about the Stop Campus Hazing Act, please visit the Hazing Prevention Network’s website.

State Hazing Laws 

44 of the 50 states in the United States have state hazing laws. Visit the Hazing Prevention Network’s website to familiarize yourself with your state’s hazing laws.

Phi Sigma Rho Policy

Policy III.D.2 Hazing (Excerpt from the National Constitution, Bylaws, and Policies)

No chapter or member shall conduct or condone hazing activities. Hazing activities are defined as any action taken or situation created intentionally, whether on or off the chapter premises or campus, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule. Members are expected to be aware of and comply with local, state, and federal laws on hazing, as well as all relevant university or Greek Life policies.

Examples of hazing activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Forcing, requiring or endorsing the consumption of alcoholic beverages or any other drug.

2. Physical and psychological shocks; creation of excessive fatigue including sleep deprivation; paddling in any form; morally degrading or humiliating games and activities; or requiring the ingestion of any undesirable, unwanted substance.

3. Blindfolding at any time; requiring walking or marching in formation; wearing of public apparel that is conspicuous and not normally in good taste; or engaging in public stunts and buffoonery.

4. Verbal harassment including yelling at a person; deception or threats contrived to convince person that they would not become a member; or any type of personal servitude such as running errands.

5. Expecting participation in an activity that the full membership would not do; quests, treasure hunts, scavenger hunts, road trips or any other such activities carried on outside or inside the confines of the chapter premises or campus that are limited to candidates for membership; or any other activities that are not consistent with academic achievement, the Governing Documents of the Sorority, the regulations and policies of the university or applicable local, state, or federal law.