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Originally posted by ktsnake
Do you feel as if your organization's leadership is genuinely concerned with stopping hazing? Or do you think that it's mostly for show for insurance companies, parents, and schools?
It seems to me that if our respective HQ's really wanted to stop hazing in its tracks, that they probably could succeed. However, in all likelihood, they would take a significant hit in terms of membership, and in terms of finances (at least short term).
How many of your national officers do you know who personally participated in hazing practices as undergrads?
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Do you mean real, dangerous hazing (beating, forced drinking, physical overexertion, severe mental anguish) or "politically correct" hazing (interviews, signatures, silly stunts, wearing goofy things and having fun doing it)?
If it's the latter, I know for sure at least one of our past national presidents did as she wore her pledge beanie around at a past convention.
And as much as bows and toes can annoy me, he has a point. And if a big chapter like that DOES close, there's usually some major politics going on (i.e. a power struggle btwn that chapter and the HQ/council) that no one outside of those two parties has a clue about.