Group Responsibility Policy
A student organization may be held accountable for a violation of University policy committed by an individual, whether or not the individual is a member of the organized group, if the group, or a substantial segment of it, authorizes, directs, or encourages the violation, or with reckless indifference does not make reasonable use of the group’s own influence and authority to prevent it. Violations occurring within a group’s living space, during or because of a group’s function, or utilizing a group’s resources are all indications of risk for that group. As with any responsible organization, groups are expected to actively prevent violations if there is sufficient reason to believe they are about to be committed, to intervene in violations when they become aware of them, and to react responsibly to violations when the group has become aware of the fact that they have occurred. Additionally, failure to provide truthful and complete information about misconduct—including both violations of law and policy—can result in charges against the group itself for such violations.