I recall an article in the LXA Cross and Crescent magazine some time ago (1993 or earlier) that also outlined the history of hazing, going as far back at 16th century associations in European colleges, that involved severe physical hazing, above and beyond what we see happening in many unfortunate instances today.
The common form of hazing, as all in this thread have posted, started after both WWI and WWII, with vets going to college in record numbers, and recreated the "boot camp" atmosphere they went through, in order to "control" pledges.
LXA banned hazing in their Constitution and Statutory Code as of 1928. I'm wondering if other organizations banned around the same time, or even before? Let me know.
Corbin - glad to hear you have had such a good experience, and that "you will be asked to do nothing a TRUE man should not or would not do" is live and well!
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[This message has been edited by LXAAlum (edited June 28, 2000).]
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