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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Not so sure about that. There was definately hazing 100 years ago, although it may have been of a more playful nature.
Even so, I wonder if your Head of Greek Life meant WWII? That's when, thanks to the GI Bill, former soldiers poured into colleges and joined fraternities in unprecedented numbers. I have seen many sources claim that they brought along more "intense" hazing with them, so that they late 40s were when hazing as we know it really geared up.
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Hmm...maybe. It made sense to me about Vietnam because those soldiers were VERY young; 18 or 19 years old. Many also suffered severe psychological damage and saw a lot of violence, as well as propagating drug and alcohol abuse. I think these things would contribute to 'intense' hazing.