Hazing has made national headlines due to the serious injury or deaths that are a result. Parents mistakenly believe that their teenager will use common sense and resist drinking a gallon of beer at one time. However, the reality is that the need to belong and be accepted is far more powerful. This results in countless teenagers putting themselves at risk each year. Unfortunately parents don’t become aware of the true danger until they are visiting their child in the hospital or much worse, identifying their body.

Hazing activities can occur when a person is trying to join an athletic team, club, professional or social organization, school group, a fraternity/sorority or the military. The definition can refer to either physical sometimes violent or mental possibly degrading practices. Their ability to withstand the hazing is a demonstration of their worthiness to belong to said group.