As hundreds of thousands of students prepare to return to college campuses this fall, fraternal organizations across the country will begin welcoming new members through the kinds of structured initiation processes that have defined collegiate life for generations. And at institution after institution, administrators will be watching them.
School administrators, more abundant and challenged than ever before, will be on the lookout for hazing in an effort to safeguard students’ health and wellness while curbing university liability. This is important, but some, in an attempt to find infractions of ever-expanding university codes of conduct, end up deciding that mandatory study sessions, required professional dress, and organized Bible study should be investigated as possible violations.
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