: the action of hazing
especially
: an initiation process involving harassment
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At the end of The Line, a highly disturbing hazing turns into an even more tragic event, when a student is beat to death by other members of the fraternity.
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Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
As hazing was outlawed by schools, many organizations moved their pledging activities underground, and incidents of violent or otherwise unsanctioned hazing activities increased.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Credits acknowledge the horrendous death caused by hazing of Penn State’s Timothy Piazza.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
President Joe Biden just signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act, requiring colleges to report on the number of fraternity and sorority hazing incidents on their campuses every year.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
As hazing was outlawed by schools, many organizations moved their pledging activities underground, and incidents of violent or otherwise unsanctioned hazing activities increased.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Credits acknowledge the horrendous death caused by hazing of Penn State’s Timothy Piazza.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
President Joe Biden just signed the Stop Campus Hazing Act, requiring colleges to report on the number of fraternity and sorority hazing incidents on their campuses every year.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Hazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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