Hazing Policy
This information is from Major Facts, the student handbook. The information printed is as accurate and up-to-date as possible. However, this does not preclude the possibility of changes taking place during the academic year. Any changes will be updated on this website.

Millsaps College strictly forbids any type of physical, psychological, written or verbal abuse of members of the student body, any campus organization, athletic team, fraternity or sorority at any time. Undue pressure to perform any activities that are contrary to the College’s educational pursuits or are illegal, unethical, or result in any type of personal humiliation, are considered hazing and are, therefore, prohibited. Consent to hazing is never a defense to a violation of this policy.

Hazing is any reckless or intentional act, occurring on or off campus, that produces physical, mental, or emotional pain, discomfort, humiliation, embarrassment, or ridicule directed toward other students or groups, that is required or expected of prospective members or members and which is not related to the mission of the team, group, or organization. This includes any activity, whether it is presented as optional or required, that places a prospective member or existing member in a position of servitude as a condition of membership. Prohibited acts of hazing include those covered under Mississippi law.

The following list of hazing behaviors includes, but is not fully inclusive of all behaviors that can be defined as hazing:
a. any physical act of violence expected of, or inflicted upon, another student
b. any physical activity expected of, or inflicted upon, another student, including calisthenics
c. pressure or coercion of another student to consume any legal or illegal substance
d. making available unlawful substances
e. excessive fatigue or sleep deprivation as a result of any activities
f. forced exposure to the weather
g. kidnapping, forced road trips, and abandonment.

Any violation of this policy will result in disciplinary action.

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