[ISUKappa]

Definition of Hazing by "expert" Hank Nuwer:

committing acts against an individual or forcing an individual into committing an act that
creates a risk of harm in order for the individual to be initiated into or affiliated with an organization. (my own emphasis)

Technically, not hazing. Traditions are important to groups, no matter how asinie or rediculous they may seem to outsiders. Since none of us are members of that fraternity, were not there at the time of the incident and have only second-hand knowledge of the incident, we cannot for sure say exactly what happened or what the member's feelings were about the incident. Maybe the brothers told the guy what time he was going to be wrapped, maybe the guy got to pick out what was being tossed on him, we don't know. Have there ever been any other reports of injury from similar incidents?

The very act of lavaliering a lady is in itself a rite of passage, why shouldn't the man giving the lavalier have one of his own? Who said it was a punishment? Why must it be construed as one? Are we really in an age of "enlightenment"? Nothing is innocent fun or sacred anymore, which is a shame. Cynicism reigns supreme.