: the action of hazing
especially
: an initiation process involving harassment
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The family of Adam Oakes, the VCU student who died in a fraternity hazing incident in 2021, has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against Delta Chi Fraternity and 11 former members for $4.2 million.
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
The series opens at the start of the school year at the picturesque Manchester College, where, following a hazing incident the previous semester that left Scott Russell (Khobe Clarke), the son of a congressman, hospitalized, the fraternities and sororities are on thin ice.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
In this French-Belgian horror, a vegetarian student’s hazing ritual involves eating raw meat.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The former president and vice president of a now-defunct Penn State fraternity, where a student died after consuming massive amounts of alcohol during a hazing ritual more than seven years ago, received jail sentences on Tuesday.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
The series opens at the start of the school year at the picturesque Manchester College, where, following a hazing incident the previous semester that left Scott Russell (Khobe Clarke), the son of a congressman, hospitalized, the fraternities and sororities are on thin ice.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
In this French-Belgian horror, a vegetarian student’s hazing ritual involves eating raw meat.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The former president and vice president of a now-defunct Penn State fraternity, where a student died after consuming massive amounts of alcohol during a hazing ritual more than seven years ago, received jail sentences on Tuesday.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Hazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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