No Hazing Policy
USF has a zero-hazing policy and reports are treated with severe consequences. The Panhellenic Association and its members follow and strictly uphold the following policies:
Hazing is defined as any action or situation that recklessly, intentionally, or unintentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student, creates the risk of injury, causes discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule, or willfully destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of initiation or admission into or affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in, a chapter or colony of an NPC (National Panhellenic Conference) member fraternity. Such activities and situations include, but are not limited to: the creation of excessive fatigue; psychological shocks; publicly wearing apparel that is conspicuous and not normally in good taste; engaging in public stunts and jokes; participating in treasure or scavenger hunts; morally degrading or humiliating games and activities that interrupt normal sleep patterns; and any other activities that are not consistent with fraternal law, ritual, or the regulations and policies of the member fraternity or the educational institution. All member groups will affirm their regulations and policies on hazing and inform their membership of the NPC (National Panhellenic Conference) position on hazing through mailings and through their inter/national organizations.
HOW TO REPORT
As part of the USF community, faculty and staff have an obligation to report any suspected acts of hazing.
For your comfort and convenience, you may use any one of the following means provided by the University:
1) Contact the university office as designated in Regulation USF6.0023
Tampa and USF Health: Dean of Students, 813-974-6677
St. Petersburg: Student Services/Rights and Responsibilities, 727-873-4162
Sarasota-Manatee: Assoc. VP for Student Services, 941-359-4348
2) Contact University Police
Tampa and USF Health: 800-992-4231 (or ext. 4-2628)
St. Petersburg: 727-873-4140
Sarasota-Manatee: 941-487-4210
3) Report anonymously through the USF EyeWitness system, a text-based messaging system that provides a way to discretely report crime tips directly to the University Police by texting "USFtip" to 67283 on your cell phone.
4) USF Center for Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention
Phone number: (813) 974-5756
Crime Victim Helpline: (813) 974-5757
Email: va@admin.usf.edu