Purdue University in Indianapolis Campus Hazing Transparency Report
The Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, in partnership with Student Activities and Organizations and Fraternity, Sorority and Cooperative Life, provides the information below to disclose the current disciplinary status and disciplinary history of Recognized Student Organizations of Purdue University. Student organizational disciplinary history is provided for the previous two academic years. For additional information regarding the disciplinary status of a student organization, individuals may contact the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities at osrr@purdue.edu.
Organizational Educational Requirements are determined on a case-by-case basis by the adjudicating authority. Examples of Educational Requirements may include mandated policy review of risk management practices, educational training sessions on alcohol and other drugs, or ongoing meetings with university and/or governing council officers. In addition, organizations may also be restricted from hosting, sponsoring/co-sponsoring, or attending events where alcohol is present and/or served.
Academic standing is determined on a semester-by-semester basis by the organization’s governing council and is included as applicable.
In accordance with the Stop Campus Hazing Act, the Hazing Transparency Report is updated bi-annually and the Organizational Transparency Report is updated regularly and will maintain records on this report for five years, from June 23, 2025, for organizations found responsible for violating Purdue's Hazing Policies.
Beginning in Purdue’s 2026 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, Hazing statistics will be captured along with other Clery crime statistics.
Purdue University defines Hazing as any act that endangers the physical and/or mental health or safety of a student or any act or behavior that causes ridicule or humiliation for the purposes of initiation, admission into, or affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in, a group or organization, or as part of any activity of a recognized student organization or student group. Individuals or groups may not consent to these types of prohibited behavior. Individuals will be held accountable for their own actions, and neither citing the activity as a “tradition” nor being coerced by current or former members, alumni, and/or student leaders of such groups or organizations will suffice as a justifiable reason for participation in such activity. -Examples of prohibited behavior under the hazing category include but are not limited to:
- Misuse of authority by virtue of one’s leadership position
- Assaulting an individual by paddling, beating, striking, or hitting
- Preventing an individual from attending class
- Requiring another to engage in any form of forced physical activity or exercise
- Failing to report any of the foregoing behavior to the appropriate University officials (e.g., the Office of the Dean of Students and/or the Purdue University Police Department) after having firsthand knowledge of the planning of such activities or firsthand knowledge that an incident of this type has occurred.
The foregoing list of prohibited behaviors under the hazing category is not intended to prohibit the following conduct:
- Planning or participating in customary public athletic events, contests, or competitions that are sponsored by the University or the organized and supervised practices associated with such events; or
- Planning or participating in any activity or conduct that furthers the goals of a legitimate educational curriculum, a legitimate extracurricular program or a legitimate military training program as defined and approved by the University.
Indiana code (§ 35-42-2-2.5) defines Hazing as forcing or requiring another person:
(1) with or without the consent of the other person; and
(2) as a condition of association with a group or organization;
to perform an act that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury.
A person who knowingly or intentionally performs hazing commits a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to another person, and a Level 5 felony if it is committed by means of a deadly weapon.
Hazing is strictly prohibited at Purdue University.
Organizations with Disciplinary Sanctions for Hazing
2025-2026 Academic Year
There were no findings of hazing behavior during this time period.
2024-2025 Academic Year
There were no findings of hazing behavior during this time period.