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I think if some chapters haze but most don't, and the hazing isn't extreme (I mean, line ups are bad, but people aren't dying at least), it probably doesn't affect rush too much. Freshmen don't know which chapters haze, and even if you as a prospective ask them, Chapter X won't say, "Oh, yes, we haze all the time." On my campus, one sorority hazed (they have since stopped), but I don't think the rushees generally knew about it. (And, funny, they were the one local chapter.)
But if "everybody" hazes, and even if 75% of the chapters haze that's perceived as everybody, that will dramatically affect rush. There are some people who come into college dying to be Greek and will rush no matter what, but I think a lot more people are iffy about it and are swayed by what they find once they get to campus. Those are the people you will lose.
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