Al Roquer investigates Horrors of Hazing

[alfuzzxi]

It's clearly obvious that most people do not understand all of the efforts Greeks have taken to eliminate hazing.

However, I do feel that while it is a good thing to eliminate hazing some of our headquarters may have taken it a little too far just to please non-Greeks. I think the definition of hazing has gotten way out of control.

For example, I remember when I was the new member orientation chair I could not require them to memorize their new member info because it would be considered hazing to make someone feel like they had to do something they didn't want to. We were no longer able to name new member classes by the greek alphabet because we wouldn't want to haze them by labeling them and separating them from the rest of the chapter.

The result, I've seen a lot of women initiated into my chapter who didn't have a clue about our history or what Alpha Xi Delta really means. How can you convey what your sorority means and stands for to a new member who already thinks that she is and knows what it means to be a sister because she is already treated like she is a sister before she is even initiated.

(sorry if I rambled but this whole definition of hazing thing really bugs me.)

2. It is so sad that all of the good work Greeks do goes unnoticed. I think that it would be wonderful if everyone's headquarters got together and put together a major PR/marketing effort to inform the world how about what we really about.
One thing I would do if I was working at my headquarters would be to try to make sure that whenever a chapter has some sort of philanthropy event I would have headquarters helping to get the sorority's name in the media. Have the local news report on the event etc. Form some sort of grassroots effort to have the public support their local Greeks. Think about how much more of a difference our chapters could really make.