Ohio Senate Bill 126, also known as Collin's Law, took effect on October 7, 2021. Collin's Law is Ohio's Anti Hazing Act and enacts a number of changes intended to end hazing and any organizational culture that allows hazing to persist. In addition to increasing criminal penalties for hazing, Collin's Law also requires institutions of higher education to post a report of all hazing violations on a publicly accessible website and provide training to all students.
The Bishop Way supports hazing prevention education and trainings at Ohio Wesleyan. The full Policy on Hazing is available in the Student Handbook. If you become aware of incidents of hazing and/or suspicious behavior, please submit a report via the online reporting form.
Below you will find a list of all adjudicated hazing incidents that occurred at the Ohio Wesleyan University involving a recognized student organization over the past 5 years.
Access the full report here.
2023 - 2024 Academic Year |
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Incident Date |
Date Charged |
Initial reported behavior |
Violation(s) and Findings |
Sanction(s) Imposed |
Date Resolved |
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Pi Gamma, City-Wide Chapter |
Spring 2023 (Dates Unknown) |
N/A |
Alleged hazing-related behaviors during the membership experience process. Additional text messages provided after initial review allege behaviors including carrying bricks, late night/early morning phone calls, buying food items for members. Ohio Wesleyan did not have any affiliated students or students seeking membership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Pi Gamma City-Wide Chapter at the time of the incident. |
In Progress |
The sorority consisted of initiated and new members from four out of five institutions within central Ohio. The national organization investigated alongside the individual institutions, and the reported conduct was determined to constitute hazing per the national organization's policies. Outcomes: The national organization suspended the membership of current chapter members for the next two years and this action will be recognized and upheld by the respective academic institutions where the students are located. Prior to the resumption of recruitment, chapter operations, and other organizational activities on campus, Ohio Wesleyan and the other city-wide affiliated institutions will host a joint meeting with the national organization to re-establish recruitment and activity guidelines, as well as expectations surrounding anti-hazing education.
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In Progress |
2022 - 2023 Academic Year |
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No reports received by the University |
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2021 - 2022 Academic Year |
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No reports received by the University |
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2020 - 2021 Academic Year |
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Date Charged |
Initial reported behavior |
Violation(s) and Findings |
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Men's Lacrosse (Team) |
08/29/2020 |
09/10/2020 |
First year team members reported being asked to attend a "fight night", where they were encouraged to participate in physical fighting, alcohol use, and urinated on. The events were indicated by upper class teammates to be a team initiation. An investigation was conducted. |
Hazing (Team) – Responsible Fighting (Team) – Responsible Endangering Behavior (Team) – Responsible Disruptive Conduct (Team) – Responsible |
- Probation through May 31, 2022. - All members of the team will participate in a minimum of 10 sessions of educational programming. - 200 hours of community service. - Form a leadership council of members of the team consisting of freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Craft a team manual that is agreed upon by all members of the council that will be expected to be signed by and enforced by the players. - Selected drug testing may be required at the expense of individual(s) if reasonable suspicion is determined. |
05/31/2022 |
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Men's Lacrosse - Individual 1 |
08/29/2020 |
09/10/2020 |
First year team members reported being asked to attend a "fight night", where they were encouraged to participate in physical fighting, alcohol use, and urinated on. The events were indicated by upper class teammates to be a team initiation. An investigation was conducted. |
Hazing – Responsible Bullying/Cyberbullying – Responsible Disruptive Conduct – Responsible Endangering Behavior – Responsible |
- Individual suspended until Fall 2024. |
Active |
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Men's Lacrosse - Individual 2 |
08/29/2020 |
09/10/2020 |
First year team members reported being asked to attend a "fight night", where they were encouraged to participate in physical fighting, alcohol use, and urinated on. The events were indicated by upper class teammates to be a team initiation. An investigation was conducted. |
Hazing – Responsible Providing to minors: Alcohol Policy – Responsible Endangering Behavior – Responsible Disruptive Conduct – Responsible Bullying/cyberbullying – Not Responsible |
- Individual suspended until Fall 2024. |
Active |
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Men's Lacrosse - Individual 3 |
08/29/2020 |
09/10/2020 |
First year team members reported being asked to attend a "fight night"/party, where they were encouraged to participate in physical fighting, alcohol use, and urinated on. The events were indicated by upper class teammates to be a team initiation. An investigation was conducted. |
Hazing – Not Responsible Physical Acts of Violence Against Persons – Responsible Menacing – Responsible Endangering behavior – Responsible Disruptive Conduct – Responsible |
- Moved to a remote learning status for the remainder of the fall 2020 semester. - A recommendation to the Athletic Director that Individual 3 is suspended from participating in a portion of the spring 2020 season with option to remove permanently from the team. - Probation until December 15, 2021. - Commit to abstaining from going to off-campus houses that are alleged to have high-risk behaviors and the location where these incidents occurred. |
12/15/2021 |
2019 - 2020 Academic Year |
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Initial reported behavior |
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Women's Soccer |
Fall 2019 |
11/07/2019 |
First year team members reported being required to travel in a pack, wear pajamas to an off campus party, and drink alcohol from a soccer cleat. An investigation was conducted. |
Hazing – Responsible |
- Reduction of the non-traditional season to 5 weeks, 12 practices including a date of outside competition. - 4 dates of educational programs. Leadership training, drug and alcohol education, hazing education, and mental health and self care education. |
05/01/2020 |