Hazing allegations raised at WSU (Theta Chi and Delta Chi)

[bcs]

News sources have it wrong (imagine that). There was no "hazing" involved in this incident. I love how media spice things up to make their stories more 'news worthy'. Makes me wonder how many other news stories are inaccurate.
Here's another article: http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=6855.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by bcs

News sources have it wrong (imagine that). There was no "hazing" involved in this incident. I love how media spice things up to make their stories more 'news worthy'. Makes me wonder how many other news stories are inaccurate.
Here's another article: http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=6855.

I'm not sure where you're getting that there was definitively "no hazing" involved. This is clearly a very carefully worded press release from the university and greek life office to acknowledge an incident occurred and the freshmen are being relocated "for their own safety". My guess is they specifically avoided the words "haze" as well as "pledge", though they did use the word "assault" and mentioned the need for the greek community to adhere to standards that guarantee students' safety. Even if it somehow wasn't "hazing", you still have young students being subject to "assaults" somehow, one ending up with a broken jaw and the university concerned enough to whisk the freshmen off to safer havens. Still doesn't come off looking good for the greeks.

[Tom Earp]

A colleges first concern is the safety of their students as it should be.

There are a lot of things thrown around but nothing of substance about what actually transpired. Sounds like maybe a fight between two Fraternities?

"If" that is the case, maybe that is why noting specific was mentioned about hazing and pledges.