I am controversial too...
On my campus of all locals, we have (or certain orgs) have had serious reps for hazing and we have always prided ourselves for not breaking our girls down and building them into alpha xi omicron, or for forcing alcohol, or making them exert themselves physically, or sexually in the name of greek life. And yet, we are all guilty of hazing. these certain infamous orgs have gottten caught once again (pledges de-pledging and telling administration) and so now, we can have nothing visible during pledges. Our girls are hardly allowed to wear pins, and are definitely not allowed to carry pedge books (a total norm on our campus).
But I must say many orgs have taken a positive look at all the change going on, and at least the sororitites are agreeing that serious hazing is totally wrong. By the same token, are we really supposed to have weekly meetings and eat cookies for pledging?
There needs to be a definition of hazing that allows commitment , education, devotion, and bonding, without all of the nit-picky rules.
what blows me is that the one org that EVERYONE knows is hazing, (and I mean the glass, jumping off trains, nightly drunken drop offs after beatings in the middle of nowhere) has been doing it since 1909, and though their group is the smallest, since the board of trustees are alum, the fraternity never gets in trouble. The system of reprimand is pretty screwy I think when it comes to hazing... some get away with it and some don't- -
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