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Originally posted by UNFSigmaChi:
what do you guys think about it...do you think its hazing.
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UNFSigmaChi, you solicted opinions as to what we thought, so here's mine:
I don't know if I would go so far as to deem that "hazing", but this activity is certainly a slippery slope and a "gray" area.
That being said, even though it is a teeny tiny match, the fact remains that someone still could get physically burned (even if it is a small minor burn), so this activity does have a risk of harming someone. Also, to an extent, the person holding the match is under a minor amount of "stress"/duress/mental discomfort.
Here is part of an excerpt from the stophazing.org website:
Hazing is defined by the FIPG (Fraternity Insurance Purchasing Group) as:
"Any action taken or situation created, intentionally, whether on or off fraternity premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort"... I would imagine that this activity is verging towards the arena of "mental" discomfort.
So, my answer is fairly non-commital. I guess the question you and your brothers need to ask yourselves is "Would Nationals revoke our charter over this if they found out about us doing this?". If the answer is "yes", you need to give serious consideration as to whether it is "worth it" and whether you should continue or cease this activity. (Oh another thing, aren't you guys kind of worried about burning your house down by accident? I'm just thinking of the poor TriDelta Ladies who had a fire.....)
And there you go!