Stop Hazing

Anyone who becomes aware of prohibited hazing conduct is encouraged to immediately report the incident, including all observed or learned details.

How to Report:

1. Any incident involving a crime, an emergency, or imminent threat to the health or safety of any person should be reported immediately to the police.
   1. MSU Department of Police and Public Safety (MSU DPPS)
      1. 1120 Red Cedar Road, East Lansing, MI 48824
      2. Non-Emergency: (517) 355-2221
      3. Emergencies: 911
2. Acts or potential acts of hazing that do not constitute an emergency should be reported to the Office of Student Support and Accountability (OSSA)
   1. Office of Student Support and Accountability
      1. 556 E. Circle Drive Room 175, East Lansing, MI 48824
      2. (517) 884-0789
      3. conduct@msu.edu
   2. Submit a report through the OSSA public reporting tool: https://ossa.msu.edu/student-conduct-0
3. Concerns may also be reported anonymously through the MSU Misconduct Hotline
   1. Submit a report through the online hotline: https://misconduct.msu.edu/
   2. Anonymous calls can be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (800) 763-0764

Those impacted by hazing may choose to report to law enforcement, to the university, to both, or to neither as the individual may choose.

Employees designated as Campus Security Authorities (CSAs) under the Clery Act may have additional reporting responsibilities. Under the Mandatory Reporting for Relationship Violence, Sexual Misconduct and Stalking Policy, university employees and volunteers, as defined under the policy, may also have reporting requirements (https://u.policies.msu.edu/doctract/documentportal/08DBAFDC9D2AEC3A1CD680BEF116DAE5).

ASFSR

In addition to the Campus Hazing Transparency Report described below, MSU publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR) which contains statistics for various Clery Act-reportable crimes, including hazing. The hazing statistics included in the ASFSR are those that meet the Clery Act crime definition, occurred within Clery Geography, and were reported to a Campus Security Authority. Hazing statistics will be included in the ASFSR beginning October 2026. You can find the most recent ASFSR here: https://dpps.msu.edu/safety-tools/security-fire-safety-report

Note: The criteria for statistics included in the ASFSR vary from the criteria for what must be included in the Campus Hazing Transparency Report and, therefore, will differ.

Campus Hazing Transparency Report

The Campus Hazing Transparency Report (CHTR) summarizes findings concerning any student organization found to be in violation of MSU’s standards of conduct relating to hazing. The CHTR information will be updated not less frequently than 2 times each year and will be maintained for 5 years from the date of publication. The CHTR will not include any personally identifiable information in accordance with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the ‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’). 

The first Campus Hazing Transparency Report will published on or by 12/23/2025.