: the action of hazing
especially
: an initiation process involving harassment
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon was suspended as a result of the hazing incident report, the student newspaper, The Miami Student, first reported.
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Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
At the end of The Line, a highly disturbing hazing turns into an even more tragic event, when a student is beat to death by other members of the fraternity.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
As hazing was outlawed by schools, many organizations moved their pledging activities underground, and incidents of violent or otherwise unsanctioned hazing activities increased.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Credits acknowledge the horrendous death caused by hazing of Penn State’s Timothy Piazza.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
At the end of The Line, a highly disturbing hazing turns into an even more tragic event, when a student is beat to death by other members of the fraternity.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
As hazing was outlawed by schools, many organizations moved their pledging activities underground, and incidents of violent or otherwise unsanctioned hazing activities increased.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Credits acknowledge the horrendous death caused by hazing of Penn State’s Timothy Piazza.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Hazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazing. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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