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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
You're right. The mental damage IS in your head. That's why it's called MENTAL damage.
And permanent damage or not, it is hurting someone. You'd be surprised at how many people that can affect. Just because it didn't hurt you doesn't mean it isn't hurting someone else. And a lot of people won't say anything. And do you want to know why? Because you're guys, and you're taught not to show any emotion, and you're afraid to share feelings with other guys.
But I guarantee that there are guys, probably in your fraternity, who have been hurt by hazing. Because I've seen it happen, and I've had guys come to me to talk about it. And while they don't tell me exactly what is involved in the program, they are clearly upset about it, whether they get into the fraternity or not.
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Your right, there have been guys who have been "hurt" by hazing.
That is the point.....to break them down...to make them realize its all in their head. They learn to trust their pledge brothers and there potential brothers...and in the end it all makes sense...there is a point to it all.
And, as i have previously stated, No one is forcing them to be there. Nor is anyone forcing them to do anything.
[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Devin/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]However, you are wrong about the guys not sharing. That is what so many people fail to realize. They assume that guys won't share anything. I have had meeting where my pledge brother broke down in tears, and thats the point.......to break them..and then rebuild them. That is the point in hazing, and that is something that I honestly don't expect anyone who hasn't been through it to understand.
But, until I hear it from someone who has been hazed, and doesn't see the greater good in it.....i refuse to believe that hazing(as long as there is a meaning behind it) is a negative thing. In fact, to be 100 percent honest, I don't believe that someone who hasn't been through it, really has the right to even talk about it as if they know anything about it.
In my opinion, people who haven't gone through a process with hazing, but are trying to talk about how harmful it is, don't have a clue.
I mean, can someone who has never played golf in their life accurately help you correct your golf swing?...more than likely not so much.
can someone who has never been stabbed with a knife..accurately describe the pain of being stabbed with one?
No..the person has not gone through it, and therefor has no real insight to the good, nor the evil of hazing