I'm not trying to dissuade anyone from rushing. I'm just pointing out the unfortunate fact that hazing does indeed occur and rising freshmen should be alert for any gut warnings. I mean, a lot of what I've read on this thread is rather amusing in a ridiculous manner, but unfortunately on my campus, hazing does occur in the aforementioned fashions. Let's not forget the fraternities making their pledges march single file behind a brother in exactly his footsteps...*sigh*
I'm proud to be a member of my sorority, especially since AST doesn't haze. However, we seem to be the only ones, because all the other sororities on my campus have, at the very minimum, a 'Hell Week'. What goes on during this period varies from group to group, but just making your NM's have to deal with an additionally stressful time before they can hope for initiation is hazing regardless. One of my friends was exhausted by her Hell Week, and her sorority just runs them ragged with errands instead of abusing them emotionally.
Anyhow, I was just trying to give a cautionary heads up. Sorry if I seemed to have some weird, dubiously heinous motive behind my post.
