Hazing Prevention
How to Prevent it:
- Foster unity
- Develop problem-solving skills
- Develop leadership skills
- Instill a Sense of Membership
- Promote scholarship
- Build awareness of history of organization through new member program and chapter meetings
- Aid career goals
- Create events for new members to get to know one another and older members of the organization
- Set clear expectations that are publicly accessible for all new and initiated members
- Ask for and implement feedback provided by all members
- Outline accountability practices and ensure they are consistent across the board
- Foster open and honest communication
- Develop your members into leaders, whom you are proud to claim by focusing on their values, problem-solving skills, and future aspirations
- Celebrate accomplishments of your members
- Speak up! When you see something, say something
- Ask questions and be direct.
Alternate Activities in Gainesville
For even more ideas, check out the Gator Guide, created by the UF Off Campus Life team.
- Florida Museum of Natural History
- Gator Growl
- Gatornights
- Harn Museum of Art
- Lake Waulburg
- Reitz Union Game Room
- UF Bat Houses
- UF Sporting Events
- Bragging Rights Amusements
- Celebration Pointe
- Clark Butler Plaza
- Community Service Projects
- Corks and Colors Studio
- Dave and Busters
- Flip Factory Zone
- High Dive
- Just Escaped escape room
- Karaoke Nights
- New Restaurants
- Oaks Mall
- Painting with a Twist
- Regal Movie Theater
- Santa Fe Teaching Zoo
- The Knot Climbing Gym
- Trivia Nights
- Bivens Arm Nature Park
- Depot Park
- Devil's Millhopper
- Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail
- Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
- Paynes Prairie
- San Felasco State Park
- Sweetwater Wetlands Park
- The Springs
Hazing Prevention Team
UF's Hazing Prevention Team includes interdisciplinary partners from Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution, GatorWell, Sorority and Fraternity Life, Office of Community and Belonging, University Athletic Association, the Division of Student Life, University of Florida Police Department, and UF Compliance and Ethics. For more information, contact:
Rebecca DeCesare, Ph.D., CCCO
Assistant Director, Clery Act Compliance
Compliance and Ethics
rdecesare@ufl.edu
Jaime Weiser, M.Ed.
Clery Coordinator
Compliance and Ethics
jaime.weiser@ufl.edu
Trainings:
UF’s Hazing prevention module is assigned to all new and transfer undergraduate students during their first semester. Completion of this training is required. Additionally, Students who register for Fraternity and Sorority Recruitment or hold leadership roles within Student Organizations are assigned specialized Hazing prevention training. This training is also mandatory.
Faculty and staff identified as Campus Security Authorities are required to complete annual Hazing prevention training as a part of their responsibilities.
Outreach Education
UF's Hazing prevention programming training for students, faculty, and staff includes:
- An overview of UF's current Hazing policies
- Instructions on how to report Hazing incidents to UF
- A summary of UF's Hazing investigation process
- Information on applicable local and state hazing laws
- Hazing prevention strategies, which may include bystander intervention, ethical leadership, and methods for fostering group cohesion without Hazing
Hazing Prevention Week
What is Hazing Prevention Week?
- Hazing Prevention Week is an annual event take takes place during the last week of September.
- Time when communities, institutions, organizations, and individuals make a concerted effort to raise awareness and increase education about hazing.