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Student Handbook - Hazing PolicyDeVry specifically prohibits any organization, chartered or otherwise, officially or in fact, from participation in the activity of "hazing." Hazing is defined as any action taken or situation created which, regardless of intent or consent of the participants, may reasonably produce bodily harm or danger, mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, fright, humiliation or ridicule, or otherwise compromises the dignity of an individual; compels an individual to participate in an activity which is unlawful and/or contrary to the rules, policies and regulations of the school; will unreasonably or unusually impair an individual's academic efforts and/or occurs on or off campus. Hazing is further defined as an act which endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student, or removes public or private property, for the purpose of initiation, admission into, affiliation with, or as a condition for, continued membership in a group or organization.Such activities and/or actions prohibited include but are not limited to the following: tests of endurance, submission of members or prospective members to potentially dangerous or hazardous circumstances; any activity which by nature is so profound that it would cause severe mental anxiety, mental distress, panic, human degradation or public embarrassment; creation of excessive fatigue or a late work session which interferes with scholastic activities or deprive persons of the opportunity of sufficient sleep (six hours per day), decent edible meals and/or access to means of bodily cleanliness; forcing or coercing a person to consume alcohol or unusual substances such as unprepared food, in any amount; any requirement which compels an individual to participate in an activity which is illegal, perverse or indecent; and compelling individuals to engage in sexual behaviors, sexual or racial harassment or slurs, or exhibitionism. Return to: Student Handbook Contents
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