St. Bonaventure University supports the emotional, psychological, and physical health and well-being of its students. Any form of hazing is strictly prohibited and is in direct conflict with our Franciscan heritage, University Mission, which honors the dignity of all people. All students have the right to belong to groups without risk of danger or humiliation. Consent to hazing is never a defense to a violation of this policy. It is not a defense for violation of this policy that the person against whom the hazing was directed consented to or acquiesced in the hazing activity.
St. Bonaventure University is committed to fostering a safe and respectful campus environment. Hazing undermines student safety and violates our institutional values. In alignment with the federal Stop Campus Hazing Act, the St. Bonaventure University Hazing Policy establishes comprehensive procedures for education, prevention, reporting, and transparency regarding hazing activities.
The full policy can be found here.
Hazing can and should be reported by any student, faculty, staff or member of the community. If you believe that you or someone you know has been a victim of hazing, reporting options include:
The Stop Campus Hazing Act requires institutions to report Clery Act crime statistics for hazing incidents.
Beginning October 1, 2026 the St. Bonaventure University Annual Security Report will report hazing incidents. For reporting statistics under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act incidents of hazing, the Stop Campus Hazing Act establishes the following definitions:
- "Hazing" means any intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a person (whether individually or in concert with other persons) against another person or persons regardless of the willingness of such other person or persons to participate, that—
- is committed in the course of an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, a student organization; and
- causes or creates a risk, above the reasonable risk encountered in the course of participation in the institution of higher education or the organization (such as the physical preparation necessary for participation in an athletic team), of physical or psychological injury.
- A “student organization” is defined as an organization at an institution of higher education (such as a club, society, association, varsity or junior varsity athletic team, club sports team, ministry group, fraternity, sorority, band, or student government) in which two or more of the members are students enrolled at the institution of higher education, whether or not the organization is established or recognized by the institution.
The most recent SBU Annual Security Report can be found here.
The Stop Campus Hazing Act (H.R. 5646) requires St. Bonaventure University to release a report at least twice a year summarizing findings concerning any established or recognized student organization found responsible for the University’s standards of conduct related to hazing. Institutions do not have to post a report until there is a finding of a hazing violation.
For each student organization listed, the report also must include:
- Name of student organization;
- General description of the hazing violation, including whether it involved the use of drugs or alcohol;
- Findings of the institution about the violation and if sanctions were placed on the organization; and
- Dates for when the incident occurred, when investigation was initiated, when the finding of responsibility of the hazing violation occurred; and when the institution notified the organization of the finding.
The Campus Hazing Transparency Report cannot include personally identifiable information. All hazing violations are maintained in this public report for at least five years from the date of the incident.
2025-2026 Academic Year Campus Hazing Transparency Report
There are no hazing incidents to report at this time.
Updated 12.02.25
Additional Resources
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National Hazing Prevention Resources