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Originally posted by wrussell
I believe in the latter. I think pledging should be about improving yourself physically, mentally, and emtionally. I think that people should put more emphasis on the purpose of the organization, on the pledges reasons for pledging, on how to run a successful organization, on how to put on programming, and so on and so forth.
As far as hazing goes, if we are talking about getting paddle to death...uh...NO! That is stupid IT SERVES NO PURPOSE. If we are talking about pushing someone past their limits, the limits of who they are rigt now, well that to me has a purpose. As long as we keep that purpose alive, we would find that hazing wouldn't be a problem much longer.
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I have a question. What year are you in college?
What do college kids really know about pushing people past their limits? They only have a HS diploma behind them. I don't care if they go to Harvard or left-elbow State U. Being in college is about growing as a person, the whole thing is a challege. The lofty terms of "pushing someone past their limits, the limits of who they are rigt now" what does that mean? I don't mean to be rude, but come on.
I don't mean to make college kids sound dumb, they aren't, but they are still growing up, they are not trained to do be drill sargents or life reprogramers in my opinion. NME should be about bonding with your chapter and class in a healthy environment so you can find your place within the group and use the entire college experience to grow in a number of ways. You pledge for a month and half, you can have a cold that long, not become a new person.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding your comments, but these arguements irriate me.
One more item- hazing hurts more than just the chapter and individuals involved. We know that it hurts the greek community on that campus through perception and then it also hurts groups on a national level from PR to insurance rates. If you are stupid and hurt someone, the insurance companies see that and my rates go up. Greeks are a community, in many ways we share each others pains.
/soapbox