i think a lot of the reasons these events are banned are not b/c of hazing problems, but accident problems. people tend to get hurt when they are running around doing kidnappings and scavenger hunts. in my chapter the pledge class used to always kidnap the brother that gave them the hardest time. over the last years of its practice, it led to an almost car accidenat, a brother coming close to catching hypothermia, and another leaving the fraternity, b/c he missed an importnat meeting when he was kidnapped. so i that some of the things you mentioned are not really banned b/c of mental durress, but b/c of risk management reasons.
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