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Originally Posted by AlphaGamGirl13
We did a 'search' sort of thing to find out who our bigs were.. we went from spot to spot around campus, and our bigs were at our last stop. Technically, we couldn't call that a scavenger hunt, because that would be considered hazing. I think things like that are a little excessive; all of the girls enjoyed the scavenger hunt a lot!
I think any sort of real 'hazing', such as intimidation or humiliation, or even yelling at pledges, is wrong. How can groups that pride themselves on sisterhood turn around and be so callous to their own sisters? I think that new member education programs are beneficial, but they need to be taught from the viewpoint of the necessity of knowing your organization's roots and traditions, not that you're just a crappy pledge and have to do all this work.
Just my view.. I'm glad my sisters don't support hazing at all, and if they did, I would have lost a LOT of respect for them.
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Scavenger hunts aren't allowed because they are always considered hazing, it falls under risk management, which includes our rules about activities, overnight trips, alcohol, hazing, and so on. A scavenger hunt
could be used for hazing, but a bigger concern is related to insurance and risk management. For scavenger hunts people rush around and perhaps items are stolen or are inappropriate, and the concern is for safety. It is in effect because a woman could get in a car accident and file a claim against our Fraternity because she was trying to make it to the designated spot with her items at a chapter event, just as she could file a claim against the fraternity because a fire exit wasn't properly marked and she got burned in a fire.
If I remember right almost all groups have similar risk management policies due to our common insurance carrier and pooling risk.n If you're interested in Alpha Gam policies more information about this is in the Collegiate Leadership Manual.
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