The Annual Anti-Hazing Policy and Report is provided in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC 1092) and the Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA).
Chestnut Hill College (“CHC”) is committed to creating and maintaining a safe campus community.
CHC’s Anti-Hazing Policy (“Policy”) prohibits hazing as defined in Section III below. Hazing practices are potentially hazardous to life and limb and may place their victims at risk of physical and/or psychological injury. Hazing is inconsistent with CHC’s values, is strictly prohibited, and will not be tolerated within any campus organization, athletic program, student group, or other CHC-affiliated activities as requirements for membership, advancement, or continued good standing in organizations and/or in activities as otherwise defined below. It is the responsibility of every member of CHC Community to foster an environment free of hazing. All members of CHC Community are encouraged to take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent or stop such behavior.
It is the policy of CHC to comply with the Stop Campus Hazing Act (“SCHA”) and the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f), and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. § 668.46 (collectively, the “Clery Act”). The SCHA amended the Clery Act to include provisions related to hazing. The Clery Act is a federal law that requires Title IV federally subsidized institutions of higher education to disclose certain crime, fire, safety, and hazing information in publicly available documents. It is also the policy of CHC to comply with the Timothy Piazza Anti-Hazing Law, 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 2801–2811 (2018).
Nothing in this Policy is intended to or will be implemented in ways that unlawfully prohibit constitutionally protected speech and expression.
2026 Anti-Hazing Policy and Report
In this report you will find important information about:
- Policy Scope and Applicability
- Definition of Hazing
- Disciplinary Sanctions
- Pennsylvania Anti-Hazing Law
- How to Report a Hazing Incident
- Campus Security Authorities (CSA) Obligations
- Investigation Process
- Prevention and Education
- Reports of Violations
Incidents of Hazing can be reported to Campus Security at 215-242-7777 or anonymously via online form.
Questions or concerns about campus safety and security at Chestnut Hill College may be directed to: