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So true
I totally agree with you Rosered, it just doesn't make sense. I would never want to injure, taunt, or humiliate my future sisters...I would never be able to look them in the eye after they crossed! And just what "mystical" things are these juvenile acts supposed to teach? Besides being able to recite the Greek alphabet while holding a flaming branch before my arm is burned off(Ah yes, sooooo useful!). OR being able to survive on mayonaise, sardine and strawberry jam sandwiches(which as you know is always an immediate possibility. And of course, that vital ability to withstand physical violence in my personal relationships---after all, you can't BE a true friend until you BEAT one, right? I'm sorry, but however many lame excuses and twisting around of the facts you use, in the end, hazing is just whack and really there are much more effective methods to use--and I've seen both sides, so I'm not biased in experience. Besides, it's got to be tiring being a jerk each semester to each new pledge class, that takes so much more energy than teaching NMs to plan an event, or hold fun activities to teach the history, or requiring pledges to participate in a philantrophy event with sisters to bond while instilling values of service. I dunno, maybe you feel too uncomfortable to turn them in, but you should definitely make your feelings known to these men who are close to you. It's important not to just close our eyes to the negative things happening around us---that is how groups come to think they're invincible, and can do whatever they want to their pledges...and eventually, Greeks end up in the newspaper...again.
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