Hazing Stops with Us
Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) is committed to maintaining a safe and inclusive environment for all students and employees. Hazing is strictly prohibited as it endangers the physical and mental well-being of individuals and disrupts the integrity of the campus community.
Everyone is responsible for reporting hazing. Find out more information on how to identify it, act on it, and prevent it.
What is Hazing?
Understand what hazing looks like and why it can be harmful.
Reporting Hazing
Auburn University at Montgomery provides multiple avenues for students, family members, faculty, staff, and community members to report hazing. All members of the campus community have a duty to promptly report good faith concerns about potential hazing impacting another member of the campus community.
A report that involves an emergency, or if you or someone else needs immediate attention, please contact AUM Campus Police at 334-244-3424 (if on campus) or 911 (if off campus)
Reporting Hazing
Auburn University at Montgomery provides multiple avenues for students, family members, faculty, staff, and community members to report hazing. All members of the campus community have a duty to promptly report good faith concerns about potential hazing impacting another member of the campus community.
A report that involves an emergency, or if you or someone else needs immediate attention, please contact AUM Campus Police at 334-244-3424 (if on campus) or 911 (if off campus)
Reporting Hazing
Auburn University at Montgomery provides multiple avenues for students, family members, faculty, staff, and community members to report hazing. All members of the campus community have a duty to promptly report good faith concerns about potential hazing impacting another member of the campus community.
A report that involves an emergency, or if you or someone else needs immediate attention, please contact AUM Campus Police at 334-244-3424 (if on campus) or 911 (if off campus)
How to Prevent Hazing
Campus Support Services
Additional Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Discover positive ways to build team spirit without hazing.
Hazing is defined as any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person (whether individually or in concert with others) against another person or persons regardless of their willingness to participate. For a full description, visit AUM Hazing Policy.
No. While some may view it as “tradition,” hazing can cause emotional harm, physical injury, and in some cases even death. Positive traditions can build community without putting anyone at risk. Remember that the founding members of organizations were not hazed.
Wrong. Under Alabama state law and AUM Hazing Policy, an individual’s failure to object or apparent willingness to participate does not determine whether an act excuses hazing or whether an act of hazing has not occurred. The peer pressure and desire to belong in a student organization can create a coercive environment where true consent cannot be given. The perception of the individual subjected to hazing does not determine whether an act constitutes hazing.
Anyone. Hazing can affect new members, current members, athletes, student organization members, or even friends who are pressured to “prove” themselves.
Red flags include being pressured to keep secrets, performing humiliating, degrading or coercive acts, depriving yourself of sleep, or any action or situation intentionally created that endangers your mental or physical health.
Trust your instincts. If something feels wrong, it probably is. You can say no, remove yourself from the situation, and report the behavior to keep yourself and others safe.
Everyone is responsible for reporting hazing. If you are a student, you may be subject to charges and sanction under the student Code of Discipline. Employees may be subject to discipline.
No. Retaliation for reporting is not allowed. Reports can be made confidentially, and your safety will be prioritized. For more information on retaliation, visit AUM Hazing Policy.
You can report hazing online, directly to the Office of Accountability and Advocacy, or by contacting campus police if there is an immediate safety concern. For more information on how to report hazing, visit AUM Hazing Policy. Use the Hazing Incident Report if you believe you have experienced or witnessed hazing of an AUM student.
Yes. Hazing is considered a crime. To see legal implications of hazing under Alabama Law, visit State of Alabama Hazing Statue (§§ 16-1-23).
Student and/or organizations found responsible for hazing may face disciplinary sanctions under AUM’s Student Discipline Code and may also face possible criminal charges under state or federal law. Student disciplinary actions vary, may be imposed by multiple offices, and are determined on a case-by-case basis. To review potential sanctions, visit AUM’s AUM Student Discipline Code and AUM Hazing Policy.
Prevention starts with choosing positive ways to build team spirit—like service projects, bonding activities, and traditions that make everyone feel included without putting them in danger.
Hazing Transparency Report
In accordance with the Stop Campus Hazing Act and section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the University publishes a report on any student organization found responsible for hazing.
What does the report include?
The Campus Hazing Transparency Report includes, if known, the name of the organization, the dates of the hazing incident, investigation, and adjudication timeline, as well as a description of the findings. Any reports that did not result in a finding of responsibility are not included. The university will update this site as outcomes are finalized, and will share the transparency report and resources with the campus community twice a year.
Any student organization that is under active investigation will not appear in the Campus Hazing Transparency Report.
To learn more you can review AUM’s hazing policy and prevention website.
