Hazing

Originally Posted by stormy

Actually in my school the local chapters are known for hazing more then nationals are.

My campus is like that as well.

I know that not all locals haze, but the ones on my campus are notorious for hazing. From PT, to calling pledges peeons, addressing actives as "Miss So-and-so"...I've witnessed it firsthand as a pledge prior to joining my current sorority.

[lbk_kpd]

As an alternative perspective, the local sorority I belong to was actually founded by a number of women who were being severely hazed during the process of pleding another organization on my campus. They subsequently dropped their pledgeship and created our sorority, with one of its founding ideals being that we do not haze in any way. We are very open with our New Members and make it clear that the channels of communication are very open for them to speak up if they feel in any way threatened or hazed.

[carnation]

In years and years of working with sororities, the only hazing I've ever seen was done by local sororities (at OTW's campus and at the one where I work now). It was horrible. I can not imagine how fast nationals would lose their charters if they participated in what I've seen locals do.

[AlexMack]

I know of hazing in every chapter on my campus except my own (unless too much candy is considered hazing!). However, the nationals manage to keep it under wraps better and I think, sadly, that locals are far more associated with hazing. That doesn't mean I believe all locals haze. I just believe it's easier for an NPC sorority that does haze to hide under its national reputation, whereas a local does not have the same kind of protection.