Of course there have been lots of scavenger hunts which were run well and ended up being positive activities. Unfortunately, as DA mentioned, it's easier to say "no scavenger hunts" and, when reading a report, spot the word "Scavenger hunt" than it is to have each chapter send in every detail of such an activity and go over them with a fine tooth comb. Since becoming an Area Coordinator for Alpha Gam, I am so inundated with reports that it's unreal. I filled a four drawer file cabinet by early March and the reports are still coming in. I'm just a volunteer, a single mom, a full time employee. It's easiser to scan reports for key words than to read every detail of every activity that 24 chapters are doing!
And, one could argue, why are scavenger hunts so needed? Is it simply the temptation of the forbidden fruit? There are zillions of team building activities that our insurance companies are ok with.
I'm not the one who used the word immoral
I will admit, I see things very differently now, as a long time alumna and volunteer, than I did when I was a collegian. I think everybody, with age, looks back on some things they did when they younger (whether in a GLO or not) and think "I'm lucky I survived that". I feel it most as a parent, when I'm trying to keep my kids from doing something stupid or dangerous.
We hear the most about the chapters who screw up and the reality is, most chapters and most GLO members are really fantastic.