I've stated before that my chapter doesn't haze, and I'll say it again......my chapter doesn't haze.
But.......
Let's take the example of the often rumored "Circle the Fat" sorority activity. (For those who may not have heard about this, pledges are in revealing clothes and actives cirle the fat on their body.) So, all of the pledges have to do this activity. It is humiliating, degrading, and downright uncomfortable. However, I can see where this activity could build group cohesion. 1. You are not the only one this is being done to. The rest of your pledge class has the same thing happening to them. You all hate it. You rally together for emotional support to get you through it. 2. You know all of the actives went through it to. Also group cohesiveness. Though they might not say it, one can image they felt similar to what you are feeling during this pledge activity. 3. It would be extremely embarassing to have outside people to know that this happened. Whether it is for the fact of it happened, you got a lot of circles, or you could get in trouble for it. It creates a secret. That whole "we did something you don't know about" deal. It's XYZ against everyone else.
I do not condone such an activity. But I can see that "creating a secret" would bond people to one another. (Was that ok objectiveness, James?
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