Hazing Prevention & Transparency

Difference Between This Page and the Annual Security Report

CCS publishes two different types of hazing information, required under two different parts of federal law:

• Hazing statistics in the Annual Security Report count every report of hazing that meets the federal Clery Act definition, regardless of whether the organization involved is officially recognized by CCS, and regardless of whether an investigation found a policy violation.
• The Campus Hazing Transparency Report (below) lists only incidents where a CCS-recognized student organization was formally found responsible for violating CCS’s Hazing Policy, following an investigation.

Because these two reports count different things in different ways, the numbers in each will not always match. That’s expected and does not indicate an error in either report.

CCS Anti-Hazing Policy (summary)

CCS does not tolerate hazing. Hazing is any intentional, knowing, or reckless act, committed by a person alone or with others, connected to joining, being initiated into, or maintaining membership in a student organization (such as a club, athletic team, fraternity, or sorority), that causes or creates a risk of physical injury, psychological harm, or degradation. This can include physical acts, coerced consumption of food, alcohol, or drugs, coerced sexual acts, or any activity that violates local, state, or federal law, regardless of whether the person being hazed agreed to participate.

This policy applies to CCS students and to any group of two or more students acting as an organization, whether or not that organization is officially recognized by the College.

The full CCS Hazing Policy is available in the College’s Policy Database.

How to Report a Hazing Concern

Report a concern if you believe hazing has occurred or may occur. You do not need to be the person directly affected. Anyone who witnesses hazing, or receives a credible report of it, should file a CCS Incident Report.

If there is an immediate threat to health or safety, call 911.

How CCS Investigates a Hazing Report

When a hazing report is received, the Assistant Vice President of Campus Life (AVPCL) reviews it to determine next steps and whether any immediate safety measures are needed. If the report warrants investigation, CCS will investigate what happened by talking with those involved, gathering relevant evidence, and reaching a determination based on that evidence. The student organization involved will be notified that a report was received and, at the conclusion of the process, will be informed of the outcome. Investigations are typically completed within 15 business days, though more complex cases may take longer.

Michigan Law on Hazing

In addition to CCS policy, hazing may be a crime under Michigan’s “Garrett’s Law” (MCL 750.411t. Garrett’s Law makes it a crime to commit an intentional, knowing, or reckless act that endangers a person’s physical health or safety, done for the purpose of pledging, joining, or maintaining membership in an organization. It is not a legal defense that the person being hazed agreed to it.

Hazing Prevention Programming

CCS’s current hazing prevention touchpoints are the Easy Llama Title IX module with hazing content (full-time faculty/staff), a Title IX course with hazing content at orientation/hiring (students, adjunct faculty), and hazing content in the Campus Security Authority (CSA) training module. Separately, a Student Organization Leader Manual prevention supplement has been drafted (bystander intervention, ethical leadership, and building group cohesion without hazing), targeted specifically at student organization leaders.

Campus Hazing Transparency Report

Reporting period: January 1 to June 30, 2026

Support Resources

If you have experienced or witnessed hazing, support is available: