While I agree that discretion must be used, none of the activities that I have seen posted are harmful even though they are 'banned' by the MIT process.
It is also up to the members and the interests/pledges (for lack of a better name) to use common sense and good judgment when conducting intake activities.
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Originally posted by Eclipse:
Can a Me phi Me get in on this convo? 
I personally don't think stopping all new member intake will stop hazing. One needs only look at this and other internet greek related sites to find out why I say this. Folks (greek and non greek) separate themselves into "pledged" vs. "straight intake". Typically the pledged folks get the most "respect". New members are quick to qualify anything they say with a "yeah I pledged". The "old" above ground process is romanticized and glorified by neos and old heads alike, and perpetuated by, I think, the old heads who like to swap war stories. (See http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/...ML/000261.html for examples. When potential members see this kind of talk they say "Ohhhh I want that too." which leads to folks who welcome, if not beg to be hazed/pledged (see Aspire's question on this forum http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/...ML/000259.html ) If the real intent is to stop hazing, then I think the more appropriate course of action would be to prevent current members from talking about their process in open forums or mixed company. You can't miss/want what you don't know about. Wait a minute...isn't that something called discretion?? Where have I heard that word before?!?! 
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On the original topic, placing a moratorium on intake would allow all of us to get our internal houses in order. After all, the responsibility lies with the members to 'make' the new members correctly, ie in accordance with the orgs CURRENT national policIES.
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