General Regulations for Social Activities

Permission

Advance approval must be obtained for all university social activities and events. Requests for events in university housing or dining facilities must be made through the Office of Residential Life. Reservations for student activities at all other university facilities should be made via the online reservation system. All student organizations planning events are required to attend the Student Activities Office 'Planning the BIG Event' workshop.

The Student Activities Office staff will assist you in many of the details associated with planning a successful activity.

Security and/or Special Police Coverage

Certain social activities will require campus security or special police coverage, (the number to be determined by the Chief of Security). Club or organization advisors may be required to attend large social events.

Failure to obtain proper coverage may result in the cancellation of proposed social event.

Social Events Scheduling

Any officially recognized university organization may schedule an activity at any time within reasonable university hours that does not interfere with an all university event or scheduled classes or with the reasonable activities of the university as an academic institution.

University Liability

The university shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss (by theft) or personal property.

Recognized Organization Violations

It is the expectation of Plymouth State University that recognized student organizations and their individual members will abide by all university rules, Town of Plymouth ordinances, and state and federal laws when conducting official or informal organizational activities. Failure of an organization or any of its members to abide by this expectation may result in the organization's loss of university recognition or other appropriate sanction.

Disrespect for Others

Verbal abuse causing another humiliation or stress; verbal abuse against a Staff member; verbal assault or threats of bodily harm; physical or mental harassment; fighting; sexual harassment; physical assault; sexual assault or misconduct and intimidation through fear of another person, stalking, etc. are prohibited.

Hazing

Hazing in all forms is prohibited as being in violation of order and personal liberty.

House bill 565 prohibiting hazing in the state of New Hampshire was made part of State Law on July 1, 1993 and Plymouth State University will act in accordance with this law.

TITLE 62
Criminal Code
CHAPTER 631
Assault and Related Offenses
SECTION 631:7

§ 631:7 Student Hazing

1. For the purposes of this section:
   1. "Educational institution" means any public or private school, college or university, or other secondary or post-secondary educational establishment.
   2. "Organization" means a fraternity, sorority, association, corporation, order, society, corps, athletic group, cooperative, club, or service, social or similar group, whose members are or include students, operating at or in conjunction with an educational institution.
   3. "Student" means any person, regularly enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis as a student in an educational institution.
   4. "Student hazing" means any act directed toward a student, or any coercion or intimidation of a student to act or to participate in or submit to any act, when:
      1. Such act is likely or would be perceived by a reasonable person as likely to cause physical or psychological injury to any person; and
      2. Such act is a condition of initiation into, admission into, continued membership in or association with any organization.
2.  
   1. A natural person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if such person:
      1. Knowingly participates as actor in any student hazing
      2. Being a student knowingly submits to hazing and fails to report such hazing to law enforcement or educational institution authorities. Or
      3. Is present at or otherwise has direct knowledge of any student hazing and fails to report such hazing to law enforcement or educational institution authorities.
   2. An educational institution or an organization operating at or in conjunction with an educational institution is guilty of a misdemeanor if it:
      1. Knowingly permits or condones student hazing; or
      2. Knowingly or negligently fails to take reasonable measures within the scope of its authority to prevent student hazing; or
      3. Fails to report to law enforcement authorities any hazing reported to it by others or of which it otherwise has knowledge.
3. The implied or express consent of any person toward whom an act of hazing is directed shall not be a defense in any action brought under this section.

Source. 1993, 155:1, eff. July 1, 1993.