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Hazing
I think hazing is wrong and immoral. As one of the older members of this board ,38, I lived through hellweek, rallies/line ups, walks & other forms of stupidity. In1986 I spearheaded a movement to abolish hazing in my chapter, we didn't get rid of everything but abuse was reduced substantially. I caught a lot of grief pushing a "no hazing policy", remember I did go to school in Texas and a lot of guys thought if you were anti hazing you were weak.
All of this being said I think the modern definition of what constites hazing is a bit broad, examples:
We had a three story house with front and back stairs. Pledges were not allowed on the front spiral staircase under penalty of possible blackball. hazing? I dont think so. We also required pledges to work cleaning up the house on Sunday from 8:00- 10:00 a.m. hazing ? I don't think so. Pledges sat at separate tables at chapter dinner on Monday night and had to wear coat and tie. They also had to stand when our housemother came in for dinner. I don't call these activies hazing.
Hazing is painful and or dangerous physical activity or extreme verbal abuse. Bottom line I don't think its hazing to make pledges earn initiation by showing responsibility, respect and discipline.
What does everyone else think?
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