Resources
Staying Strong Against Hazing
Stay Connected with Friends Outside the Group
Groups that haze often try to isolate new members. Maintain relationships outside the group for support.
Talk About Your Experience
You don’t have to keep it a secret. Secrecy protects those who abuse others—speaking up protects you.
Seek Guidance from Trusted Adults
Talk to your parents, guardians, or other family members for support and advice.
Refuse to Participate
Many before you have said no—so can you.
Unite with Other New Members
There is power in numbers. Hazers rely on keeping new members isolated and submissive.
Consider Leaving the Group
Walking away from hazing takes courage and strength, not weakness. Quitting in the face of abuse shows character.
Talk to a Counselor
A counselor can help you process your experience and explore your options.
Report the Hazing
You can report it confidentially to any Athletic or Student Affairs staff member.
Reporting Options
Longwood University Police Department Report A Crime
Dorrill Hall, Lower Level
(434) 395-2091
Office of Student Conduct and Integrity
Brock Hall, 207
(434) 395-2490
University Health Center
Longwood Landings, 106 Midtown Ave, Farmville, VA; Phone: (434)395-2102
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Pierson Hall (Health and Fitness Center), Upper Level
(434) 395-2409
Athletics Department (Sports Medicine Office)
Willett Hall, 116
(434) 395-2557
Clubs Sports
Pierson Hall (Health and Fitness Center)
(434) 395-2488
Fraternity and Sorority Life
Upchurch University Center, 203
(434) 395-2118
Student Activities/Clubs and Organizations
Upchurch University Center, 200
(434) 395-2107
Any Student Affairs staff member
Domestic/Sexual Violence Hotline
24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (800)838-8238
Suicide Prevention Hotline 988
Anonymous Reports
To make an anonymous crime report to the Longwood University Police Department, please use the Police Department Crime Report Form or anonymously here.
Anonymous Reports limit the ability of the University to respond to a situation without being able to speak to the person who made the report.
Normal Emotional Reactions to Hazing
Normal Reactions Hazing
- Anger
- Confusion
- Betrayal
- Fear
- Resentment
- Embarrassment
- Humiliation
- Hopelessness
- Helplessness
- Anxiety
- Depression
Some individuals have become suicidal.
Physical Consequences can Include
- Exhaustion
- Headaches
- Hangovers
- Illnesses
- Injuries
- Scars
It's common to believe things won't get worse, though they often do.
You may want the hazing to stop, but you don't want to get the group in trouble.
You may want to leave but fear the consequences or feel you've already invested too much to walk away.
Self-blame can occur and is fueled by hazers who tell new members that they will let others down if they leave or tell anyone what is happening.
Additional Resources
Hazingprevention.org
HazingPrevention.Org is a leading national organization dedicated to providing current information related to hazing and hazing prevention to individuals and organizations. Resources offered on their website include information about what you can do, links to videos, personal stories, newsletters, and National Hazing Prevention Week initiatives.
stophazing.org
StopHazing.org provides accurate, up-to-date hazing information for students, parents, and educators and a list of hazing laws by state. It includes informative articles on hazing in various contexts, including high schools, the military, athletic teams, and fraternities and sororities. The website also provides information about the National Study of Student Hazing and the Hazing Prevention Consortium, a multi-year research-to-practice initiative led by StopHazing to build an evidence base for hazing prevention on college campuses in the U.S. and beyond.
Inside Hazing: Understanding Hazardous Hazing
Provides practical information on all aspects of hazing as well as the theoretical perspective of Susan Lipkins, Ph.D., author of "Preventing Hazing: How Parents, Teachers, and Coaches Can Stop the Violence, Harassment, and Humiliation."
Unofficial Clearinghouse to Track Hazing Deaths and Incidents
Composed by one of the nation's leading experts on hazing, Hank Nuwer, this website compiles new hazing stories and reports on hazing incidents.
Cornell University created a short film called Intervene that includes several brief scenarios demonstrating ways in which student bystanders successfully intervene in problematic situations. Seven different situations are addressed in the film, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence (emotional abuse), hazing, an alcohol emergency, emotional distress, and bias. Intervene is based on real-life situations faced by students at Cornell and beyond.
Information in this section was used/adapted with the permission of the Skorton Center at Cornell University.