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Why is everyone's response always to create a law. My opinion is that this falls under IFC and Panhell. Many national fraternities have Anti-Hazing policies written into their bylaws. I honestly think the problem starts with new member education and how the chapters represent themselves. Too many greek organizations out there refer to themselves as a 'Frat'.
My chapter's definition of a frat is a group of kids that drink, follow, and flunk out of school. One that has limited respect for themselves and their chapter.
My chapter is a Fraternity. We strictly follow the No-Hazing set forth by our national. We have a HIT Squad in place for every event that we sponsor to enforce risk management. We excell both in and out of the classroom.
Not enough effort has been put forth to seperate fraternities from the public stigma of 'Animal House'. It seems to me that many organizations have given in to the mentality of, 'this is how they expect to see us, so let's give them what they want.'
Crawling out from this overall reputation is an uphill battle. One that my chapter fights every day, but the end result is what keeps us going. And that is what truly makes a fraternity great. Every brother, working together for a common goal.
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