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I cannot speak about Fraternity NM programs becasue my experience is with NPC groups, but it upsets me to see chapters hazing in any form.
I really think showing NMs it is OK to break the law or university policy for the sake of the Greater Good of your chapter isn't teaching anything at all.
Hazing, in general, is a crazy. Why do you feel the need to make the NMs "earn" their letters by showing them the wrong examples?
How are they going to learn to be productive peolpe if they are taught they have to be belittled by poelpe who call themselves family in order to gain entrance into that family? I think it starts a bad cycle and opens the door for too many future problems.
My sorority motto is to Strive for that which is Honorable, Beautiful, and Highest; Hazing does not fit it to that at all.
We have a GREAT NM program and I felt I earned my letters by representing my organization to the best of my ability; by following the women before me who left such a great legacy.
I hope with all the issues around Greek Life that all our organizations will move with the times and update and begin strong NM programs. It is the same with all the drinking issues and policies as well, we just have to decide to move with the times or decide to sit and watch while we all eventually disappear.
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