Brief History of StopHazing.org

Educating to Eliminate Hazing

In 1992 concerned students and administrators at the University of New Hampshire formed a group called the MJTF (multi-jurisdictional task force)  with the sole purpose of passing an anti-hazing law in New Hampshire.  

In order to educate the NH legislature and public on the topic of hazing, the MJTF prepared books of educational materials, held press conferences, gave lectures and testified at the NH legislature.  After a large effort involving students across the state the NH law was successfully passed in 1993.

In 1998, two of the original members of the MJTF, Brian Rahill and Elizabeth Allan noticed the lack of hazing information available on the web.  They quickly gathered the materials they had developed during the effort to pass the NH law and co-founded the group StopHazing.org with the mission to eliminate hazing through education. 

The main purpose of StopHazing.org is to serve as a resource for accurate, up-to-date hazing information for students, parents, and educators.  StopHazing.org now helps to educate over 30,000 visitors/month.