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When does your chapter do elections? Have you, anyone in your pledge class, or a like-minded older sister thought about running for New Member Educator (NME, or whatever your chapter calls it)? If you have someone who is anti-hazing in that position, things can change pretty quickly and easily.

The NME is in charge of planning the content of the meetings and any other activities geared-towards new members, so if there isn't someone planning hazing activities, hazing will be reduced to the individual level. The NME can also give accurate information about hazing, such as what to do if they think they are being hazed (i.e. don't participate in the activity, question the authority of the person who is making them do whatever, tell the NME, call an anti-hazing hotline if one exists at your school, etc.)

The older sisters, by telling your NM class that your HQ wouldn't believe you if you claimed you were being hazed, were manipulating you. Your HQ would most certainly believe a new member who said she was being hazed! With that said, I think you should try to work out the issue internally before calling in your HQ.

1. I like the idea of talking about it at chapter meeting.
2. Definitely treat your spring class how you think all new members should be treated. Tell them you were hazed, how it made you feel. This will likely gain support for your anti-hazing movement in the chapter. If there are hazing activities planned, don't take part in them. Encourage other sisters to do the same.
3. Try to elect an NME who wants to get rid of hazing.
4. Call the NME of other chapters of your sorority (such as one that won an award for their NM program) for suggestions on how to improve your chapter's NM program. They should be able to offer suggestions constructive activities to allow new members to bond with each other and with other sisters in the chapter. You wouldn't necessarily have to tell them (and therefore your HQ) that your chapter used to haze, you can just say that your NM program needs work.
5. If the majority of your chapter is still very resistant to getting rid of hazing, tell them that you're going to call your HQ about it. I don't think that your NM class would get in trouble for "letting" them haze you because they manipulated you into thinking that there was no choice (ie. that HQ wouldn't believe you).