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Originally posted by DELTAQTE
And a question to the NPC. Is "paddling" really a big occurence with you guys? Cause from all the threads on here about chapters being suspended, most of them involved some sort of drinking activity
QTE
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Yeah, I don't think there is a big issue with paddling anymore, if there ever was. It's almost unheard of -- any cases of hazing I've heard of within the NPC sororities involve more emotional hazing or drinking, not physical hazing.
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Originally posted by AlphaFrog
Why are we trying to please those people out there who either make fun of Greeks, hate Greeks, or the classic "buying friends' people. Changing the names is NOT going to make these people want to go Greek. Honestly, how many people seriously go "Oh My, it's not called Rush anymore, it must be TOTALLY different, and there are no more pledges so there MUST be no more hazing, especially since those paddle shaped things hanging in their rooms AREN'T paddles!!!!" I wouldn't worry about pleasing these people either...they probably don't have the grade to join, seeing that you would have to be devoid of all thought to get to that conclusion.
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I think you're missing the point.
When people (outside of the Greek system) think of the word "pledge," they often think of it like -- as was said on "Fraternity Life" last night -- "being a pledge is just another word for being someone's b*tch." The term "new member" has no such connotations (yet) and hopefully it never will. While the name change doesn't change the amount of hazing that actually happens, it does lessen the chance that somebody outside the system will associate us with hazing because there is no immediate connection with the terms "new member" and "hazing."
Unfortunately, the majority of people who aren't involved in the Greek system or don't know someone in it think that all sororities haze, even though the majority of us don't anymore and many of us never did. This is at least true for where I'm from, and especially true outside of the South. Clearly the anti-Greek sentiment is a little weaker in the South than it is elsewhere.
And while you're right -- those who are anti-Greek will probably always be -- there are many many borderline cases of girls who are neither anti-Greek nor sure they want to rush. There are lots of girls who have posted on this board and said, "I'm a senior in high school and I think I want to rush next fall, but I'm afraid of the hazing -- should I do it or not?" I'll admit that I thought the same thing as a senior in high school. The less anti-Greek sentiment these girls are exposed to, the better -- and sadly, having paddles lying around the house is always going to fuel the popular impression that we still haze, and those who are vehemently anti-Greek will use that to their benefit to influence those who are undecided.