Hazing
The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University prohibits hazing. Hazing is defined as any action or situation which recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student or willfully destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of affiliation, initiation, admission, or as a condition of continued membership in any group, club, organization, or team on or off university, fraternity, or sorority property. Groups such as fraternities, athletic teams, and student organizations may be held accountable for misconduct by individuals committed in the context of the group membership. Examples of conduct that would violate this policy may include, but are not limited to:
• All forms or physical activity not part of an organized, voluntary athletic context or not specifically directed toward constructive work
• Any activity that might reasonably bring harm to the individual
• Paddling, beating, or otherwise permitting undergraduate or alumni members to hit individuals
• Depriving individuals of the opportunity for sufficient sleep, decent and edible meals, or access of means of maintaining bodily cleanliness
• Activities that interfere with an individual’s academic efforts by causing exhaustion, loss of sleep, or loss of reasonable study time
• Requiring individuals to consume alcohol or drugs
• Forcing, coercing, or permitting individuals to eat or drink foreign or unusual substances
• Any requirement which compels an individual to participate in any activity which is illegal, perverse, publicly indecent, contrary to the individual’s moral and/or religious beliefs, or contrary to the student conduct code and/or policies and regulations
