"Attend a skit night or roast where other members are humiliated"


This is, a lot of the times, one of the most fun nights of the year for many fraternities. Senior roast , big brother roast, etc.

This junk is ridiculous. I'd say that 95% of people at my alma mater "deprive themselves of sleep" several times a semester for academic reasons. Is the university hazing them? If their organization has grade requirements, thus forcing them to study and possibly deprive themselves of their God-given right to 8 hours a night of sleep, is that org hazing them? If a pledge is playing linebacker in intramural flag football, and the other team fumbles, and a brother yells "FUMBLE!" at the pledge, is that hazing?

I completely agree.

I agree here too. Often these roasts are done before campus administrators, parents, grandparents etc. The key word is "humiliated". The issue being that what might be humiliating to one person, may not be to another. Problems arise when members do not know where that line lies.

Well, I wouldn't go so far as to say that the ones I have been involved in would be grandmother/administration/parents friendly, haha.

Also........I just realized, what does a roast like this have to do with pledges or hazing? Usually this activity is for, like I said, big brothers or seniors.

True. Usually an "in-house" event like a big brother roast. But I have attended chapter hosted events where the honoree (member) was "roasted" prior to being presented his award. Administrators and parents are invited and often present at the event.

Study cites prevalence of hazing at colleges
 

As a new Sigma Nu pledge class ran across the Meyer Library lobby in the nude last Thursday, a gathered crowd of bemused bystanders and sorority girls gasped and giggled.
“They were clapping and cheering, and a few had their hands over their mouths, saying ‘Oh my god,’” said Chris McCarty ‘09, who witnessed the naked run.
The fraternal right of passage is nothing new, to Stanford or to universities across America.
http://daily.stanford.edu/article/20...zingAtColleges

AAAAGH!! (not @ you Jon, @ the author of the article)

It's RITE of passage.

Can we not even expect a student at STANFORD - one of the most prestigious colleges in the US - to use proper grammar anymore?

What's the matter with people??

Old school: LOLPIPROF:D. Just made my day.
And yes, I agree with you. I saw that and thought about editing it.