Fred,

You sugguested in order to remove the "demonic" threat of hazing you must eradicate the fraternity system. Do you realize that Hazing within the fraternity system consitutes only a fraction of the hazing that occurs across the United States? If we abolish the fraternal system because of hazing, then we need to abolish the other insitutions that have participate in hazing as well. Please help me to wave a good-bye send off to Athletics, to marching bands, to prep-schools, to our military... should i continue?

Most national greek organizations recognize that in order to survive, they must work together to elimiate the threat of hazing.

If we are to remove the threat of hazing, we must first begin educating students, friends, family about hazing. We must give them the strength, and self-confidence to stand up for their brothers and sisters, their team memebers, and more importantly themselves when hazing surfaces its ugly head.

I'm reminded of a line from "A few good men" (a story about Military Hazing). After being charged with "actions unbecoming of an marine" The younger soldier asked "we were only following orders what did we do wrong" The other marine responded (paraphrased) "We were suppost to stand up and protect and defend the weak, and we did not do that."

Artimis


[This message has been edited by Artimis (edited October 04, 1999).]