Hazing Policy 

Winona State University strictly prohibits hazing. We uphold Minnesota State’s policy, helping to ensure our students a learning environment that promotes their growth, wellness, and safety. 

Hazing is defined as an act which: 

• endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a person, subjects a person to public humiliation or ridicule
• destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of initiation, admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in a student group/club, organization, or athletic team

Actions and activities that are explicitly prohibited include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Actions that recklessly or intentionally endanger the physical and mental health or safety of students
• Forced or required consumption of any food, liquor, drug, or any other substance
• Forced or required participation in physical activities, such as calisthenics, exercise, or so-called games
• Excessive fatigue resulting from sleep deprivation, physical activities, or exercise.
• Assignment of activities that would be illegal or unlawful or might be morally offensive to individual members, associate members, or pledges
• Physical brutality, including paddling, striking with fists, open hands, or objects, and branding
• Kidnapping, being the transportation with the intent of stranding individuals
• Verbal abuse
• Denial of sufficient time to study
• The intentional creation of clean-up work or labor for members, associate members, or pledges by active members or alumni
• Theft of/or damage to property

Violations against the WSU Hazing Policy will be processed under the terms and conditions of the WSU Student Conduct Policy and/or the local law authorities.