Before Enrolling…

Make sure you do your background research about the reputation of the college and how co-operative the college authorities are. You can also find out if there are any suicidal cases reported in the nearest police station, due to ragging. Most colleges have a strict no ragging rule. So make sure you are convinced that there is no ragging in the college she has enrolled in.

However, don't think you will find a college that has zero ragging. Most colleges, in fact, have a light introductory session where the seniors interact with the new juniors.

So it is better idea to prepare her for it. So, in this case, you need to understand the different between ragging and ice breakers between juniors and seniors.

Remember, ragging is when a student is repeatedly victimised. For example, a good example of ragging would be what usually happens in engineering and medical colleges. It is not uncommon to hear of news where seniors ask the juniors to do anything from sitting alone in a so-called haunted room to running around the campus.

However, a casual ice breaking session is what most colleges have. In this scenario, the juniors and seniors meet and have fun introductory sessions.

Casual Conversations

Remember, this is not a new thing for her. She has heard of stories of ragging and teasing; and she could be feeling quite nervous. So if you want to help her, don't force your thoughts on her.

Be close to her rather than being dominating and overprotective.

However, this closeness will not come in one day. You need to be more like a friend so that she is comfortable in sharing all that she undergoes. It is very important to talk to her about day to day issues like, "how much pocket money do you need?", "How was your day?" Remember, it is never too late to become close.

Before she enters the college you need to find out whether she is already familiar with what happens in a college and if she knows the difference between teasing/ice breaking and ragging.

Tell her that if she finds teasing nasty, taunting and torturous, it can be termed as ragging. However, never start such conversations on a dining table.

Make sure you have such conversations when she is relaxed and in a good mood. You can also initiate the topic by giving some ragging incidents. For example, you could say, "I have heard about some xyz college where a boy was ragged. Have you heard about this incident?"