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Originally posted by 33girl:
This Chi O thing got me thinking...
Now pardon me if this comes out jumbled, but how much do IFC, NPC and NPHC know about each other's rituals? I mean how can they know if it's hazing if they can't tell each other what the ritual entails (which obviously they can't)? Or is this something everyone decides on their own?
Yacch...I hope SOMEONE understands what I am trying to ask.
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I think I understand what you're saying. Well I think what happens is that things just get out. People who have started pledging or whatever and then have de-plegded or dropped for some reason, tend to spill the beans about what happened to them. I mean look at that guy Fred....what's his last name? (Does anyone know who I'm talking about) Well, I think he got initiated and all, but then later decided it was against his religious/Christian beliefs. But instead of respecting the fraternity and what they do, he went around telling what happened to him while he was pledging (going through education...whatever you want to call it).
So I think that's how some people think they can say what is and what isn't hazing. Obviously, rituals and stuff aren't supposed to get out. But they do and thus peeps who know about it first-, second- or thirdhand will say, "oh that's hazing cuz I had a friend who dropped/depledged/whatever and they did this and that to him/her." Or they'll say, "Well I was pledging a fraternity/sorority and they did blah blah blah to us... so I decided to de-plegde/drop cuz that was hazing...yadda yadda yadda." I think that's what happens to some effect. And I'm sure that these things can get exchanged amongst greeks in the IFC/NPC/NPHC. If greeks have friends that are in either councils or whatever....I'm sure people share stories or whatever. I'm sure there are other ways people find out stuff as well (i.e. boyfriends/girlfriends where either one or both are greek).
I hope that made sense and I hope that answered your question somewhat
But that's how some people
think they can say what's hazing or not. It's very upsetting when stuff like that happens. I wish one of my sisters
would tell something about our ritual...talk about being
PISSED!
[This message has been edited by ZChi4Life (edited October 02, 2000).]