Princeton University Orchestra and men’s ultimate frisbee team named in University’s latest hazing report

Twelve students across two campus groups were found responsible for violating the University’s hazing policy, according to the latest Campus Hazing Transparency Report posted by the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students (ODUS).

The report, which covers events that occurred between Dec. 23, 2025 and June 30, 2026, names the Princeton University Orchestra (PUO) and the men’s ultimate frisbee team. Both incidents involved new members being blindfolded, led across campus, and given alcohol.

The University publishes the Campus Hazing Transparency Report under the Stop Campus Hazing Act, a federal law signed in December 2024 that requires colleges receiving federal financial aid to disclose hazing violations by student organizations and to update those disclosures at least twice a year. Only fully adjudicated cases appear in the report, meaning either that no appeal was filed before the appeal window closed or that any appeals had been decided. 

The PUO incident occurred on Sept. 13, 2025, according to the report. The University initiated an investigation 10 days later, and concluded on Jan. 8 that a hazing violation had occurred, notifying PUO that same day.

Nine students were found responsible for organizing, planning, and participating in hazing activities during which some new members were blindfolded as they were led across campus, according to the report. All nine were also found responsible for alcohol policy violations. Four received four months of disciplinary probation and five received a Dean’s Warning. 

In response to a request for a comment, PUO co-president Jake Tessnow ’28 stated on behalf of the group, “Orchestra student leadership is aware of the ODUS report and remains committed to fostering an inclusive, welcoming, and safe environment for all members.”

The frisbee incident, listed in the report under Intramural Sports, is reported to have occurred on Sept. 26, 2025. The investigation began nearly four weeks later on Oct. 23 and ended on Dec. 22, finding that a hazing violation had occurred. The team was notified that same day. 

Three students were found responsible for organizing, planning, and participating in hazing activities, with the report describing the conduct in nearly identical language to the orchestra case. The three were also found responsible for alcohol policy violations. One received four months of disciplinary probation and two received a Dean’s Warning. 

“We cooperated with university officials and continue to strive to uphold member safety and inclusion in all our practices. While we disagree with the severity of the allegations, we understand that the university must take hazing seriously, and will keep our members’ well-being our top priority,” captains of the men’s ultimate frisbee team, Ryan Kirby ’27, Andrew Oliver ’27, Jacob Noymer ’27, and Kushaan Bahl GS, wrote in a joint statement to the ‘Prince.’ 

In both cases, the report states that outcomes varied depending on how many violations each student had and the nature of those violations, including non-hazing violations adjudicated concurrently with the hazing charges. The report lists sanctions against individual students but none against either organization, and does not list how either incident came to the University’s attention.

The penalties are lighter than those in the case the University disclosed in its previous Campus Hazing Transparency Report, released Dec. 23, 2025. That report, covering July 1 through Dec. 23, 2025, lists one case involving a greater number of students.

Fourteen members of the women's varsity softball team were found responsible for hazing over an incident alleged to have taken place on Aug. 30, 2025. Team members were asked to complete a list of tasks by that evening, film a video of themselves doing so to be played at a team gathering, bring food and drink to the gathering, take part in a drinking contest, and wear a costume there and at a party afterward. The University began investigating on Sept. 15 and notified the team of its finding on Oct. 24. Four students received nine months of disciplinary probation, four received six months, and six received three months.

The next biannual update on hazing from the University will cover incidents occurring in the latter half of the year, and a five-year report is set to be released next year.

Andrew Arthur is a staff News writer from London and is on general assignment. 

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