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I learned something in college about cultural relativism (or something).....
There was an organization on my campus that required social probation and a dress code as a condition for membership. Hey, it's not me to judge whether or not social probation is hazing IF THE SCHOOL SANCTIONS IT.
If those organizations "haze" and the school allows it, then hey...none of my business. They are voluntary organizations. I think where we as Greeks need to step in is IF individuals going through Faulkner's pledge weeks WANT help in fighting the system. It's going to come from within. Until then, I'm not going to comment on whether I feel they are hazing, because that would mean I am judging that school's rules by my own standards.
It's also relative whether or not I feel the pledge pictures should be on the web. On one hand, as a Christian school, they probably don't want to seem like a "secret" society, so maybe that's why the post the pictures.
Personally, I think that detracts from the element of surprise which makes a pledge process special, but again, that's their judgement call.
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