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Originally posted by RoseRed
Not only do those events listed (and more) meet the NIFC and the legal definition of hazing but they most definitely and in every way violate that organization's national standards. I may be overreacting . . . but what they are doing is wrong by NIFC standards, their national standards, and moral standards . . . now I just have to decide if I want to be associated with that or not.
~RoseRed
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OMG, i hope you're joking...you're not going to associate with a fraternity over trivial stuff like this? Well if that's the case then you can disassociate with the majority of the fraternal world because there's stuff that goes on a lot worse than this.
This is why at my school our IFSC has redefined our articles on hazing to that which is appropriate for our groups. I'm not saying that i agree or disagree with these particular actions or not, what i am saying is that the laws governing hazing need to be revamped to meet the needs of brotherhood/sisterhood.
Let's analyze a few pieces of this statement that barbara presented us with:
creation of excessive fatigue - lack of sleep due to cramming or work.
physical and psychological shocks - breaking up with a significant other.
and as for the opening sentence...
Any action taken or situation created, intentionally, whether on or off fraternity premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule i can think of many occurences in day to day life that fall within this: going to the gym, class presentation, writing a test, etc.
I'm not saying hey you're all wrong, i'm right. I respect everyone's opinion, but you have to realize that hazing is a commom phenomenom and that if conducted properly there are positive benefits that can be produced.