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OK, this may sound like a silly question, but I wanted to get some takes on this situation if it happened at your institutions.

What would happen to a sorority who was put on probation by the campus for hazing and not allowed to take pledges for a year? Would the sorority go underground and take new members anyway, or would they fear reprecussions from the other groups and follow their sanctions? Would the other sororities on campus stand up and say "hey, XYZ sorority is taking new members underground" and report them to campus?

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We had a sorority last year that got put on probation for hazing pledges, even though they never did. They didn't go underground, and they followed their sanctions. They lost a lot of ground though. Many girls went inactive for they time they were on probation, or just handed in thier letters. I think they went from like 50 girls to around 25 at the most. They are taking pledges this semester, so good luck to them. I don't think the other sororities would say anything since every house gets their quota every semester.

First an opinion, then an answer. I think that denying an org from taking pledges does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to end its hazing problem. It makes the org smaller and more insular, with the members continually feeding each other's perception of "we've been @#$%ed!", when a fresh new pledge class could bring a new perspective. It makes them look horrible on campus, so even if there are women who could get in there and revitalize it, a lot of them don't try. And as Jake said, a lot of current sisters get disgusted and quit. The way to remedy this situation is with a CLOSELY WATCHED by the nationals or the Greek advisor pledge program. Preventing an organization from taking pledges is like dragging out the torture when the school just doesn't have the balls to derecognize the organization.

OK, now for my answer...it depends on the sorority if they would follow the sanctions. Would other Greeks report them? Unless the ENTIRE greek community thinks this sorority is destroying the system and taking away all their pledges, I doubt it. No one wants to be the snitch.

shadokat - I think I might know what you're referring to. E-mail me.

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I'm new to the whole Greek Thing but the answer is probably yes. There are several underground fraterinties, with no national supporot, and at least one sorority that is also underground. One that my uncle is/was in is now underground because they had a banquent. Its horrible here, there are almost as many underground greeks as there are nationals.