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University Hazing Policies, Investigative and Disciplinary Procedures

Clayton State University's Statement on Hazing

Hazing in any form is strictly prohibited at Clayton State University, both on and off campus. The University is committed to maintaining a safe learning environment that respects the dignity of all community members.

Hazing is any intentional, knowing, or reckless act against another person, regardless of whether that person agrees to participate, that is connected to joining, belonging to, or staying in a student or school organization. The act must cause or create a risk of physical or psychological harm that goes beyond the normal risks of the organization’s activities.

University Hazing Policies and Procedures

Hazing may constitute both a violation of university policy and a criminal offense under Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 16-5-61), which may result in criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment.

Reporting

If you or someone you know has been involved in a hazing incident, please contact:

  • Email LaShanda Hardin, Fraternity Sorority Life Coordinator or call at (678) 466-5424
  • Email Dr. André L. Clanton, Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards or call at (678) 466-5444
  • Online Incident Reporting Form
  • Campus Public Safety: (678) 466-4050
  • Public Safety RAVE Guardian – Personal Safety App RAVE

Retaliation against individuals who report hazing or participating in an investigation is strictly prohibited. Knowingly filing a false report also constitutes a violation of university policy.

Hazing Prevention Programming

Clayton State University incorporates research-informed prevention and awareness programs related to Hazing, which are available campus-wide for students, faculty, and staff through a third-party vendor. These programs include primary prevention strategies such as bystander intervention training, ethical leadership development, and non-hazing methods for building group cohesion.

Federal and State Laws Related to Hazing

The Georgia Anti-Hazing Act - (O.C.G.A. § 16-5-61), also known as the Max Gruver Act, makes it a misdemeanor of a high or aggravated nature to "haze any student in connection with or as a condition or precondition of gaining acceptance, membership, office, or other status in a school organization." Penalties could include incarceration, fines, or both.

Stop Campus Hazing Act - amends section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act, otherwise known as the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act). This Act requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to report hazing incidents in the Annual Security Report and on their Campus Hazing Transparency Report. 

Campus Hazing Transparency & Max Gruver Report

As part of the Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA) and the Max Gruver Act, CSU will create and maintain a report of the summarized findings concerning any student/school organization to be found in violation of the CSU Hazing Policy.

Reports will contain the following information:

  • Findings of any person or student organization found to have violated the University’s Hazing Policy;
  • Criminal convictions for hazing, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 16- 5-61; and
  • Other criminal convictions arising from any incident of hazing.

In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 the report shall not include or otherwise reveal any personally identifiable information. Hazing related violations will be maintained for five (5) years. This report will be updated no less than two times each year and within 15 days of any final adjudication of hazing violations.

Clayton State University (CSU) publishes annual hazing statistics in its Clery Act Annual Security Report. Those statistics count every report made to campus police, campus security staff, or other school officials who have significant responsibility for student and campus activities (such as housing, student discipline, or campus judicial proceedings), as well as reports made to local law enforcement, when the incident occurred within the institution’s Clery Geography (on campus, public property immediately adjacent to campus, and other locations the institution owns or controls).  View the latest report

This Hazing Transparency and Max Gruver Report lists only official findings of responsibility, adjudications, and related criminal convictions involving student or school organizations, because the two reports measure different things, the numbers will not match.  The Annual Security Report provides a broad statistical picture of reported incidents; this report shows cases that resulted in formal findings so the public can see how the institution holds organizations accountable.

2026-2027 Academic Year

  • No hazing incidents to report for the 2026-2027 calendar year. This report was last updated in September 2026.

2025-2026 Academic Year

  • No hazing incidents to report for the 2025-2026 calendar year. This report was last updated in September 2026.

2024-2025 Academic Year

  • No hazing incidents to report for the 2024-2026 calendar year. This report was last updated in September 2026.

2023-2024 Academic Year

  • No hazing incidents to report for the 2023-2024 calendar year. This report was last updated in September 2026.

2022-2023 Academic Year

  • No hazing incidents to report for the 2022-2023 calendar year. This report was last updated in September 2026.

2021-2022 Academic Year

  • No hazing incidents to report for the 2021-2022 calendar year. This report was last updated in September 2026.