Hazing creates a sense of unity

[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by PiKA2001
I beg to differ in regards to the topics of hazing or pledging. In fact when I think about it, they are a lot alike.

Hey PiKA2001,

This is what I mean:

Originally posted by DeltAlum
Certainly the military is in the hazing business, but the hazers (DI's, etc) may be a little more mature than the average fraternity man (or sorority woman). They all have several years of military training themselves which probably creates some amount of that maturity. Additionally, while sometimes calling for "creativity" on the part of the DI, the military has the training down to a science and many years of "experience." The people doing the hazing are, for the most part, highly disciplined -- not the case in an organization of 18-22 year old college students away from home for the first time.

Not the same thing and why collegiate hazing is so much more dangerous.