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FH--
1. The point with the sports analogy was that physical endurance is important in sports and that is why a coach would have an athlete run--not to haze them.
2. If you believe my words imply judgment then so be it. When I was using the word "better" it was meant in the context of things that work better to establish stronger bonds than taking the "easier" way of hazing or doing activities which are not positive in nature (unhealthy traditions, as I call them.)
3. College and universities are in the business of preparing young people for the workforce. I believe that fraternities and sororities, as guests on campuses, have an opportunity to do the same in order to remain pertinent in the lives of students beyond just the social and fun. Businesses--yes they do put profit as their main focus, but they do also care about having happy employees because that affects the bottom line. And they do care about servicing their local community, because that, affects the quality of life for their employees, as well as creates a positive image of the company. (I work in fundraising for a university, and most of the large donations come from corporate friends who want to impact education and help the community.) The point is....if you went to work every day and got yelled at, forced to line up, had to memorize a ton of information or eat weird things.....you probably wouldn't feel great about the company and you would leave.
Its not enough to recruit members, they have to want to stay. And hazing is one of the reasons good, strong members, don't stay.
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