All current and prospective members have the right to be treated with dignity and respect. These rights are enforced by sanctions for violating the Sorority’s policies and procedures. A cornerstone of the Sorority’s Risk Management and Anti-Hazing policy is the prohibition of hazing.

 

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Hazing is defined as any act or series of acts, which may include, but are not limited to:

 

Physical acts such as hitting, striking, physically threatening, or attempting to inflict bodily harm upon any
individual(s) while acting as a member of Tau Sigma Theta Sorority.

Behavior directed at any individual(s) to cause shame, abuse, insult, humiliation,
intimidation, or disgrace. A variety of prohibited activities, including but not limited to, “underground hazing,” “financial hazing,” “pre-pledging,” “post-pledging,” or “post-initiation pledging” during the Membership process.

 

UNOFFICIAL/IMPROPER/UNAUTHORIZED CONTACT AND/OR ACTIVITIES

 

Membership in Tau Sigma Theta can only be achieved by completing the official Membership process.
Contact with current, suspended, or expelled members or any activities outside of the approved Membership process is
strictly prohibited. Undergraduate candidates are not allowed to participate in any membership activities without the
presence of an official Graduate Advisor.

 

To help candidates determine who may not contact them on behalf of the Sorority, descriptions of suspension and
expulsion penalties are provided, along with links to a list of suspended or expelled members, regardless of the specific
reasons for their punishment