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.]