See and I believe that students that haze would find a way to mistreat other students whether or not they were in a GLO. Maybe they'd be more prone to fights in bars and parties, maybe they'd play a team or intramural sport and take it out in that form--but its a group mentality that unfortunately, some people are prone to. Hazers are in the minority compared to the number of Greeks, and number of students overall. Don't make the mistake of over generalizing. You cannot sanction 240,000 members (using my GLOs' #) because of the actions of 5. That is no more fair than saying because one middle aged man shot his wife, then all middle aged married men are suspect for the same behavior. At my school, there were no incidences of hazing by a GLO in my 4 1/2 years as an undergrad, but our "world famous" marching band and flag team were known to require some pretty heinous acts of its new members. So do you get rid of the marching band? No. You sanction the individuals and instititue education on the matter. People will fight for what they love. We love our GLO's and will fight for them long past our college days. Hazing has no place in our organizations, and will not go unsanctioned. But the strong chapters who follow the rules should not be punished ofr the few that don't.
[This message has been edited by amycat412 (edited June 27, 2001).]
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