: the action of hazing
especially
: an initiation process involving harassment
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McCray is accused of punching Wilson in the chest multiple times as part of a hazing ritual for the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, according to investigators.
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Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Two more arrests have been made in the death of Louisiana college student Caleb Wilson, who’s believed to have died following a fraternity hazing ritual in Baton Rouge.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
As part of a hazing ritual for the Beta Sigma chapter of Omega Psi Phi, Mr. Wilson and several other pledges were lined up and hit four times each with boxing gloves in their chests, the authorities said.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
According to local news station WBRZ, 23-year-old Caleb McCray, a former student at the HBCU and member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, was taken into custody on one count of hazing and one count of manslaughter.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Two more arrests have been made in the death of Louisiana college student Caleb Wilson, who’s believed to have died following a fraternity hazing ritual in Baton Rouge.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
As part of a hazing ritual for the Beta Sigma chapter of Omega Psi Phi, Mr. Wilson and several other pledges were lined up and hit four times each with boxing gloves in their chests, the authorities said.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
According to local news station WBRZ, 23-year-old Caleb McCray, a former student at the HBCU and member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, was taken into custody on one count of hazing and one count of manslaughter.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Hazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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