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Whether or not it's technically a sorority or not is irrelevant. Hazing goes on in many different settings (marching band, for example).
The disappointment I feel is from the fact that the U.K. is getting a very warped view of what American sororities actually are and how they function. Too make it worse, the British girls are actually bonding much like a regular pledge class would. You can see it in their reactions following the Pledge Cuts. I think it may have been Alex who mentioned how close she feels to the other pledges. As a result, these girls are developing strong emotional attachments and a vested interest in making it into the final 5. There's no doubt in my mind that this is hazing.
Your argument that they can leave at any time holds true for sororities and fraternities in America as well. It's up to the members of the GLO to make sure that hazing doesn't occur. You can't leave it up to the pledges. It doesn't work that way.
I'm old school, and I certainly experienced and participated in many activities that today are considered hazing. I think a small amount of it is harmless but what they're doing to those girls in the show is horrible. Electrocution?! Um, no.
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