Author: Hank Nuwer

Excerpt from thelamron.com

Stand Up, Geneseo’s positive student conduct initiative, introduced its new website on Monday. The site provides students with information and support regarding campus issues related to student welfare.

The content featured on the site was developed by a steering committee of campus administrators and students and addresses sexual assault awareness, harassment prevention, hazing prevention, mental health and suicide prevention, bias-related incidents and alcohol and drug use. Students can use the site to submit reports of misconduct to University Police and to Tamara Kenney, assistant dean of students for student conduct. Additionally, students can submit reports of positive encounters if they witness a student standing up for someone else.

Kenney and Lauren Taraska, coordinator of student organizations and campus activities, co-chaired the steering committee for the website. They developed the idea in the summer of 2010 during the Hazing Institute – a program held at Geneseo that teaches interdisciplinary participants how to handle hazing on college campuses.

Links to banned fraternities

Link to sorority hazing

Excerpt from the Diamondback

The university recently suspended two multicultural fraternities — Kappa Alpha Psi and Sigma Beta Rho — for allegedly hazing their members, and Greek life officials are now ramping up efforts to educate the community on the ramifications of such incidents.

The Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life suspended Kappa Alpha Psi indefinitely on Feb. 12, pending the results of a joint investigation with the Office of Student Conduct. In addition, this university’s chapter of Sigma Beta Rho was closed by its national organization Jan. 20 and is banned from the university for four years or until the last active member graduates, DFSL Director Matt Supple said.

Seven University of Maryland sorority sisters were charged with assaulting and hazing a pledge during initiation, police said.

The student alleged she was assaulted by current or former members of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority off campus at least three times in October, charging documents stated.

The alleged assaults included pushing her into a wall and repeatedly striking her with an oak paddle, the documents stated. The student’s arms and chest were severely bruised, College Park police said.

Most of the charged sorority sisters, whose ages range from 22 to 26, were to appear in court Thursday, The Washington Post reported.

The university indefinitely suspended the sorority in November for “failure to comply with ‘membership intake’ guidelines,” Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life Director Matt Supple said in a statement.

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As for Wieters, Showalter gave him a corner locker at the end of a row, closest to Showalter’s office. One way or another, they talk every day.

“His main message to me is that this team has the talent to compete,” Wieters, 24, said, “and it’s up to me to get these [pitchers] to believe that it doesn’t matter who’s in the box . . . that they’re going to go out there and beat them that day.”

Connecting with Wieters wasn’t hard for Showalter. The kid is polite, smart and receptive to instruction. But turning him into a forceful leader has proven to be more of a work in progress. Last year, Showalter became aware of some Orioles veterans hazing Wieters and quickly put an end to it.

“I’m very protective of the guy who’s going to be catching our pitching staff, without that [hazing] happening. I’m not a big fan of that stuff,” Showalter said. “Make the guy’s path easier, not harder. Matt’s the last guy who should have that coming to him, because Matt is almost to a fault respectful of [veterans].”

Once again, a high school hazing case has details omitted from public record

excerpt: ABC news–KSFY

No charges will be filed in a hazing case involving Aberdeen Central High School wrestlers.

That’s according to Fargo, North Dakota police.

The case is inactive, which means it is closed and was not sent to the State’s Attorney’s office for prosecution.

The hazing incident occurred in December at the Fargo hotel where the wrestling team was staying for a tournament.

The nature of the hazing incident was not released

Here is the little reported

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On Friday, March 11, police were told about a series of assaults that had taken place in the locker room.

Police spoke with the victim who said he was assaulted by several boys. He said they held him down on a on bench and struck him several times.

According to the police report, “The victim stated the hazing incident is an ongoing thing.”

The boy received minor injuries.

If you know anything about this incident call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.