Iowa State University prohibits hazing and is committed to preventing hazing through research-informed, campus-wide education and prevention efforts for students, staff, and faculty. Prevention efforts include hazing awareness training for students, organization leaders, and advisors; bystander intervention education; and strategies that promote a welcoming, cohesive organizational culture without hazing. The Office of Student Engagement provides training for organization leaders and advisors, and Green Dot at Iowa State offers bystander intervention training.
Concerns of hazing can be reported using the Hazing Incident Reporting Form button at the bottom of this page. All allegations of hazing will be addressed in accordance with the applicable policies and procedures outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.
What is hazing?
Hazing generally includes intentional, knowing, or reckless conduct associated with initiation into, affiliation with, continued membership in, or status within a student organization or group that endangers health or safety, causes or creates a substantial risk of physical injury, serious mental distress or humiliation, impairs physical liberties, violates law or university policy, interferes with academic endeavors, or otherwise meets the definition of hazing in the Student Code of Conduct.
A person's willingness to participate does not necessarily mean that an activity is not hazing. Conduct may violate university policy even when it does not constitute criminal hazing under Iowa law.
See the Student Code of Conduct for Iowa State University's complete hazing policy and Iowa Code § 708.10 for Iowa's criminal hazing law.
Report Hazing
Anyone may report suspected hazing involving an Iowa State student organization, team, club, group, or other organization. You do not need to determine whether conduct meets the university's definition of hazing before making a report.
Use the Hazing Incident Reporting Form below and provide as much information as you know. You may submit a report even if you do not know all of the individuals involved, the exact date or location, or other details.
If you need emergency assistance, call 911. Submitting the Hazing Incident Reporting Form makes a report to the Office of Student Conduct and does not constitute making a police report to the Iowa State University Police Department or Ames Police Department.
Identified Reports
You may provide your name and contact information so the Office of Student Conduct can contact you for additional information. If contacted, you are not required to participate further in the student conduct process.
Information from a report will be shared only as necessary to assess, investigate, and resolve the matter, or as otherwise required or permitted by law. The university cannot guarantee confidentiality.
Anonymous Reports
The university accepts and reviews anonymous hazing reports. Providing specific information and supporting documentation can assist the university in responding to an anonymous report. Reports that do not contain sufficient information may limit the university's ability to investigate or respond.
What Happens After a Report?
The Office of Student Conduct reviews reports of suspected hazing and may gather additional information from the reporting party, students, witnesses, university offices, law enforcement agencies, organizations, advisors, or other relevant sources. When there is sufficient information to proceed under the Student Code of Conduct, allegations are addressed through the applicable university conduct process.
Campus Hazing Transparency Report
In compliance with the Stop Campus Hazing Act, Iowa State University publishes a Campus Hazing Transparency Report identifying established or recognized student organizations found responsible for hazing. The report includes information required by federal law regarding the violation, institutional findings and sanctions, and relevant dates. The report does not include personally identifiable information about individual students.
The Campus Hazing Transparency Report is updated at least twice each year as required by federal law.