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Originally Posted by fantASTic
Actually, in my state, calling a new member a pledge is against the law because it's hazing.
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I'm sorry, but I simply can't believe that. Aside from the fact that the First Amendment would trump any law that prohibited the use of a word, which is what you're talking about, there are too many fraternities that still officially use the word pledge. I have seen lots of legal definitions of hazing, and I have never seen a legal definition, as opposed to, say, the NPC's definition, that would cover calling a "new member" a pledge. (And I think it's debatable that the NPC definition covers it as written, but I will certainly defer to the NPC's interpretation of its own policy.)
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