[RiceLax]

I'm not trying to justify what we did. We, the team, publicly recognize that we made mistakes.

However, holding the organization responsible for the decisions of a few is, in my opinion, unwarranted. Furthermore, holding our captains responsible for those actions, is even more unwarranted.

I have never come even close to the point of needing medical attention due to alcohol consumption, nor have the vast majority of students here.
I just don't understand how I worry you. College students will drink, there's no two ways about it. Disbanding my team and ruining the academic careers of my 3 captains for something where I was supposedly a "victim" makes me feel sick.

That said, consent does not matter when it comes to hazing. State law in Texas does not apply to private institutions, but the Rice code of conduct does address it (though in an incredibly vague manner) and what we did fits the description of hazing, according to Rice. It's described in our code of conduct (loose quote) as any act required for admission into a group -- to be a chemistry major, the chem test my buddy took last week is required and definitely put him through more pain and anguish than my party did.

I'm not trying to argue here, I just wanted to perhaps offer a bit of an insider's view on the situation, rather than just you reading the news blurbs about it. If anyone wants to discuss, that's what I'm here for.