I always find it interesting that when people express misgiving about being hazed after the fact that people always blame the victim because they 'knew what to expect.' There is a very interesting film about the Challenger explosion of the mid-80s that explorers the psychological notion of 'group think' that I think could easily be applied to what happens in sorority/fraternity hazing incidents. In a nut shell the film showed how one of the engineers KNEW that the Challenger had some serious flaws, but his desire to maintain group cohesion was so strong that heallowed his collegues erroneous opinions to go forth, which ultimately led to the disaster. It was a chilling film, and I encourage all greeks or potential greeks to watch it before participating in membership intake. If these 40 + year old men, with multiple engineering degrees found them selves the victim of groupthink, can we honestly say that 18, 19, and 20 year old people 'knew what they were getting into?"
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