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I will be first to say that I do not condone hazing in ANY form. I probably have a more stringent view on it than most here. My chapter was the only non-hazing chapter on my campus. It was truly sad to see the ridiculous behavior that some people went through to get into their groups. But that was their choice.

I am not a jury/judge or jailer, but I've had more than one chapter in my region brought up on hazing allegations. One chapter was reported for hazing because the Greek Advisor said that the NMs were forced to wear yellow scrunches on their wrists during pledging. All NMs got yellow scrunches from their big sisters. Sisters wore them all the time as well. Honestly, I laughed at the allegation, and we didn't do anything to this chapter, because the allegations were silly.

On the other hand, I had a chapter brought up on a whole host of charges, from paddling to drinking. And the new members were told that if they really wanted to be sisters, they'd lie for the sisters. This is, in my opinion, ridiculous. There were things alleged that many would say is nothing, but the point is that these NMs were forced to feel that they wouldn't be part of an organization if they answered the questions we asked.

I say all of this because I think it's important that people know where I come from. If someone wants to go through hell to become part of an organization, that's their prerogative. Point is that it's against the policies of all of our organizations, and if you get caught hazing, then you do the penalty.

As for the fundraiser problem that 33girl mentions, I know that as part of our new member program, the new members plan and implement a fundraiser for our philanthropy, and it's not considered hazing.