Hazing

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by Aduladi

I am curious to know what people think about this. Typically the issue of hazing is one reserved for National organizations, mainly because they are so decentralized. But I'm wondering if any locals have had to deal with hazing. So my question for discussion is:

If members of your sorority become aware of a situation that skirts the issue of hazing, how do you approach and respond to it?

Whether it is a Fraternity or a Sorority, being a local should be realized that you have more to lose than a National Organization.
As a local, there is only one. With a National there are more chapters.
Nationals can survive, locals cannot, ergo, they are gone for ever.

There needs to be a hard line of anti hazing and more loving.

If not, then why did you form and why do you keep trying to bring new members in?

[SigmaPezY60]

Agreed.

That's why my sorority doesn't haze. We're the only local at NJIT and have never been in trouble for that kind of thing. It seems like the locals that DO haze are organizations that exist as local so they won't have a national to answer to in instances such as hazing. Because of locals like that...they've ruined expansion efforts for the rest of us who follow rules and exist for a purpose beyond hazing.

Sigma Psi Kappa's philosophy is this: The point of pledging is to make a good sister not to make a good pledge.

What practical purpose does hazing serve? "wow my pledges can swallow a goldfish! They'll make great members!"

[boots49EPY]

at my college the nationals had problems with hazing. im in a local sorority but we are disaffiliated from our college. they are making it so in order to be affiliated you have to be national and we have 6 locals (2 disaffiliated and 4 affiliated). i dont know what is going to happen, but being disaffiliated isnt so bad because we still do alot of stuff with the school and go to panhel and stuff.

[Random Task]

There will always be some kind of "Hazing" in every Greek organization because their has to be some sort of test in order to pick the week from the strong, the question remains still though, how far do you go with it?..

[PrettyBoy]

I don't see anything wrong with it, as long as monthly physicals are done and nothing is life threatening.

[Xidelt]

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

I don't see anything wrong with it, as long as monthly physicals are done and nothing is life threatening.

Right....how are your brothers in the FAMU chapter doing? Are they appealing their convictions on that whole beating/caning/hazing thing?Do your dues while pledging cover the cost of those "monthly physicals"? Or is that what the risk management "health" insurance covers?

Originally Posted by Xidelt

Right....how are your brothers in the FAMU chapter doing? Are they appealing their convictions on that whole beating/caning/hazing thing?Do your dues while pledging cover the cost of those "monthly physicals"? Or is that what the risk management "health" insurance covers?

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Xidelt

Right....how are your brothers in the FAMU chapter doing? Are they appealing their convictions on that whole beating/caning/hazing thing?Do your dues while pledging cover the cost of those "monthly physicals"? Or is that what the risk management "health" insurance covers?

I've never met any of my fraternity brothers that attend that school, but I do think two years in prison was a little harsh. As far as what my brothers did to the pledges at FAMU, and what I did during my pledge period, I have no comment on. I do believe that these hazing laws are a little extreme, but everyone has their own opinion.

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by Random Task

There will always be some kind of "Hazing" in every Greek organization because their has to be some sort of test in order to pick the week from the strong, the question remains still though, how far do you go with it?..

Uh. Disagree. We don't haze at all. If we did, I would have turned in my pledge pin...I wasn't so desperate to be Greek that I would put up with that crap.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl

I wasn't so desperate to be Greek that I would put up with that crap.

For real. Here's my thing with hazing, my PARENTS don't even tell me what to do. Why would I let a bunch of sorority girls yell at me, beat my ass, and tell me what to do/where to be? Please.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

For real. Here's my thing with hazing, my PARENTS don't even tell me what to do. Why would I let a bunch of sorority girls yell at me, beat my ass, and tell me what to do/where to be? Please.

Carnation probably knows which sorority I'm talking about, but to be nice I won't name them.

Before I joined AGD, I became friends with some girls in a local sorority and because they were cool, I decided to rush and ultimately become a pledge of their sorority. Sure, they were sweet and kind...but after their Carnation ceremony (similar to NM ceremony), these bitches went on power trip mode.

I remember my first pledge meeting. I was told to wear my pledge pin at all times "or else". And then I was given a list of names in which the actives wanted to be saluted and the proper greeting in which they were to be saluted--because if I ran into them on campus I was to address them as such "or else".

Not to mention I had to carry around this ridiculous box wrapped in pink cloth "or else".

I still remember my first pledge meeting when I looked at my pledgemistress and asked her, "Bitch, you want me to call you WHAT?" Needless to say, I turned in my pledge book, pin, and materials. Wait -- I take that back. I threw the shit at those bitches during their morning meeting in the caf.

Needless to say, they weren't at all friendly to me after I depledged. I shoulda known that those twats were fake asses who butter you up just to lure you into pledging. That's why I don't feel bad when I told everybody what was in those pink boxes. Yeah, they weren't too happy but I don't give a shit.

At least I didn't have to carry around a stupid fucking pumpkin throughout Fall semester. Yeah, I said it.