27 2026 ANNUAL SECURITY & FIRE SAFETY REPORT for all members of the campus community, including students, staff and faculty. For more information on these programs, and Lehigh’s primary prevention strategies intended to stop hazing before hazing occurs, please visit https://studentaffairs.lehigh.edu/ hazing-prevention/educational-opportunities. Lehigh hosts a variety of hazing prevention programs throughout the academic year. These programs include hazing prevention weeks, social media and poster campaigns designed to raise awareness for hazing prevention, onboarding education for new members of some clubs and organizations, including fraternities and sororities, and webinars for students, parents, and families. Educational opportunities at Lehigh University utilize research-based and tested frameworks from leaders in hazing prevention, including The Clery Center, The Piazza Center, and HazingPrevention.org. These programs include information on Lehigh’s applicable policies, including this Policy, including identifying and defining hazing, how to report hazing incidents, and applicable laws related to hazing, and hazing prevention strategies such as bystander intervention. These programs promote alternatives to hazing, bring awareness to anti-hazing movements, and provide training for student leaders and relevant stakeholders on their roles and responsibilities as they relate to hazing prevention. Through Haze or Hollywood’s featured short film “The Lonely Dog,” we spark honest conversations about what hazing really looks like, following two enthusiastic new fraternity members whose initiation experience takes a dark turn. We use that story to explore the pressure to conform, the difficulty of challenging harmful traditions, and how any organization, from Greek life to athletics to performing arts, can create space for genuine bonding instead of harm. We complement these deeper conversations with accessible outreach like These Hands DONUT Haze, where students kick off the week by signing a hazing prevention pledge, enjoying purple donuts, and leaving their mark on a handprint banner, with support from Order of Omega. Beyond direct programming, our office is also invested in advancing the field itself through participation in the What Works for Fraternity, Sorority & Student Organizations Success and Safety Study, (often called the WhatWorks Study) is a long-term research initiative developed with the Piazza Center at Penn State, the Gordie Center at UVA, and the With Us Center at Cal Poly. This collaboration helps us build data informed, intentional prevention strategies that go beyond one time events to create lasting cultural change.
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