Hazing. Is it necessary?

[PhrozenGod01]

One of the things that most of us agree on -- or at least used to -- is that it's really bad form to trash talk another persons fraternity, sorority or chapter thereof.

I still agree on that. It just makes you look bad, especially if you were just "told" about someone else's opinion. It really flushes away any kind of intelligence or credibility you may have once had. Most problems in any Greek system come from uneducated gossipers who don't know when to stop yapping.