Hillsdale College does not permit hazing at on- or off-campus events and locations by any student organization, its members, or any individual. Hazing is defined as any action taken or situation created, with or without the consent of the other person, that produces mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, ridicule or places that person at a substantial risk of bodily injury. Additionally, any activity that sets an individual apart without constructive purpose shall be considered hazing.

Pledging in Sigma Chi is the preparation of prospective members for a personal commitment to the ideals for which Sigma Chi stands, and for the understanding and acceptance of the fundamental precept of the Fraternity that true friendship, brotherhood and the lifelong development of character demand accountability for one’s course in the Fraternity, college and throughout life.

Pledging is the beginning of the fraternal experience, and has as its paramount goal the communication of expectations of our brothers, our academic institutions and our society concerning educational attainment, personal development and the contribution of value in all aspects of the world around us. Pledging is the opportunity we offer those individuals who would become our brothers to discover the personal commitment that underlies our ideals, and to adopt it as their lifelong binding obligation.

Hazing is antithetical to Sigma Chi. To the extent that hazing does exist in Sigma Chi, it must be eradicated. Accordingly, those who haze will cease doing so immediately or be severed from Sigma Chi.