More than half of students who belong to campus organizations experience hazing, according to a national study. While the practice is most common in fraternities, sororities, and varsity athletics teams, it also happens to half of students in performing-arts organizations and to more than a third of those in academic clubs, according to a report on the study. Findings are based on survey responses from more than 11,000 students at 53 institutions. Hazing activities typically involve alcohol consumption, sex acts, and sleep deprivation, the report says, and they can result in physical and psychological harm, as well as death. Hazing is illegal in most states and classified as a felony in some. But hazing is "woven into the fabric of student life and campus culture," say the researchers and often "dismissed as nothing more than silly pranks or harmless antics." Nine in 10 students who experienced hazing by the study's standard did not think they had been hazed. And among students who did identify their experiences as hazing, most said its consequences were more positive than negative, and nearly all opted not to report it to campus officials. Colleges' efforts to prevent hazing are falling short, the report says. Institutions must do more than distribute anti-hazing policies and give one-time presentations, the authors say. They argue that colleges should also reach out to all student organizations, not just the usual suspects. A second section of the article discusses public expectations of colleges and universities, noting that today's parents are as serious about accountability in higher education as state and federal lawmakers.