PDFWAC 516-21-120

Hazing.

Hazing, defined as any act that, as an explicit or implicit condition for initiation or admission into, affiliation with, or continued membership in a group or organization, endangers the health, safety, or well-being of any member of the university community, is a violation of the code. Examples of hazing include, but are not limited to:
(1) Requiring the consumption of any food, alcohol, drug, or other substance.
(2) Requiring forced participation in physical activities, including calisthenics, exercise, or other games or activities that entail physical exertion.
(3) Creation of excessive fatigue including requiring exposure to weather elements or to other physically or emotionally uncomfortable situations, such as sleep deprivation, confinement in small spaces, physical bondage, and/or taking a student to an outlying area and dropping them off.
(4) Requiring conduct that can be reasonably expected to embarrass another, including the performance of public stunts or activities such as scavenger hunts or other degrading or humiliating activities.
(5) Requiring anything that would be illegal under city, state, or federal law, or in violation of any university policies or procedures, including the code.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.35.120(12). WSR 24-21-105, s 516-21-120, filed 10/18/24, effective 11/18/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.35.120(12) and 20 U.S.C. 1681-1688. WSR 12-01-021, § 516-21-120, filed 12/9/11, effective 1/9/12.]