CU Safety Alert: CU Boulder has received a credible report of hazing

[6:56 p.m. | Thursday, December 4, 2025]

To the CU Boulder community:

This message is being sent pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, a federal law requiring timely warning notification of crimes committed on or near campus.

CU Boulder has received a credible report of hazing involving the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity that occurred on December 1 and was reported to campus on December 2. Phi Kappa Sigma has been placed under an interim suspension as the university investigates, which includes the suspension of all fraternity activities.

The university has also received at least two additional, anonymous reports of extreme or severe hazing this week. Anyone with information regarding the Phi Kappa Sigma or any other hazing incident on campus is encouraged to report it to Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (SCCR) on the SCCR website. Individuals can report anonymously to SCCR by following the link provided. Alternatively, you can also report anonymously to Safe2Tell or Colorado Crime Stoppers through links provided on the CUPD website: https://www.colorado.edu/police/records-reports/anonymous-reporting

If additional information about the incident becomes available, it will be added to the CU Boulder Alerts website.

Safety tips:

• Learn to identify hazing activities – Knowing what hazing looks like can help you understand what is okay and what crosses the line. To help identify if an action may be considered hazing, ask the following questions:
• Is this part of the membership process for a particular group?
• Could this cause harm, including feelings of embarrassment, humiliation,  degradation or physical harm?
• Are people involved being pressured or coerced to participate?
• What will happen to someone who does not want to participate?
• Report suspicious and problematic behavior
• Trust your instincts – if something feels wrong, it probably is. You can seek support or report it.
• Intervene – if you witness activity that feels unsafe, step into the situation to try and interrupt or redirect to stop it from occurring if it feels safe to do so.
• Ask for help – if you are ever unsure, ask a trusted support person, like an RA or advisor, about the behavior.

For more information on how to report an incident, visit colorado.edu/reporting-cu-boulder. To learn more about prevention and support resources, including how to look out for and support others, visit https://www.colorado.edu/sccr/hazing-prevention-and-reporting 

Campus Safety Information

The CU Boulder Safe App, includes resources such as texting dispatch, virtual walk home and more. Learn more and download the app today.

If you have experienced a traumatic incident, you have options for services and assistance. For free and confidential support please contact CU Boulder’s Office of Victim Assistance (OVA), https://www.colorado.edu/ova/ 303-492-8855 (24/7 phone support). OVA is a resource for those impacted by a traumatic experience as well as for witnesses and those supporting impacted people.

The CU Boulder Police Department is committed to ensuring that individuals' identities are not the basis for suspicion; only the reported behaviors and circumstances are taken into consideration when investigating a case.