IT'S A MENTALITY THING...
Like so many have said before, no matter what we put on paper (MIP, rush, whatever we want to call it), NOTHING'S GOING TO CHANGE until we change our mentality.
We have now created a monster, yall. Our mentality of "skating vs. pledging" has turned into an entire culture of madness. Because THIS IS MADNESS. Cuz you want to know the truth?? Somewhere out there, someone who isn't posting, and isn't speaking too loud is STILL applauding the events that led to these ladies' deaths. Someone is STILL beating their chests talkin' bout "yeah... THAT'S hardcore!"
It's madness.
How do we change it? How about we stop putting those who went through MADNESS up on a pedestal?? (That was then, this is now. Get over it.)
How about we start EDUCATING our undergrads? As grads, it's easier for us to see the bigger picture, to see how USELESS these hazing rituals are. And for a lot of us, we didn't fully understand all that while we were undergrad. So how about we ENLIGHTEN OUR UNDERGRADS?? (And not just throw the books at them?)
How about we remind ourselves that our founders DID NOT STAND FOR THIS??
How about we think of that little boy with no mother??
How in the WORLD are we going to explain it to him?? "My mother died trying to do what?!"
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