[GammaGirl1219]

Ok i also read this whole thread and figured i would chime in too. Frist of all to ydu0lc i would advise you at least not to let this fraternity be your only experiance with greek life. Pledging a sorority is one of the best things that i ever did and is proably a posistion that most GCers have. So maybe if you are still interested in the system you could rush another one. when it comes to hazing, ask not only the brothers themselves but other people and other greeks on campus ( it might surprise you who knows what about what greeks do)

Secondly, on the topic of hazing in general i do not think anyone should ever put another person in a situation that can be/ is mentally or emotionally harmful. However, i do think that New members should have certain responsiblites. No they shouldnt have to run personal favors, or drink till they puke, but they should have to know and be accountable for knowing information, such as our founders or things about current sisters. After all why would you want to be part of an organization that you dont know anything about.

Hazing is a very broad term in some respects. yes its written in to most states law codes, in national GLO proceedures, and school laws. however i do believe that some people,schools, and so on are hypersensitive.

For example, this past semester at my school a girl' s mother reported that her daughter was being hazed (not by my sorority, though it effected our whole greek community) She reported that the organization MADE her daughter wear certian things(nothing disrespectful, just like a tshirt in the color of the sorority one day a week) and a pledge pin, and forced her to attend meetings and hold a pledge book (which was used to obtain information on sisters and such). Now not to sound coldhearted or pugnacious but to me that is ridicolous.
None of the girls complaints were about anything that would put her in danger, yet were to make her feel closer to her pledge class and the sorority.

This is just an example of how sometimes the fear of hazing is slightly an over reaction. I was never hazed. however my pledge period wasn't just peaches and cream and i went through it because being a sister was something i wanted.because of this i do feel like i completely earned my letters.i think that is what makes me a very active sister and in many respects a better person.

Like many other topics, i think this is one of those gray areas where everyone has an opinion or an experiance. well this is just mine.

Kate