Blindfolds as Hazing?

[AOII Angel]

Blindfolding in and of itself may not be that dangerous, but unfortunately blindfolding is OFTEN associated with other activities that are. I personally don't see what is wrong with blindfolding for a ritual if the national organization finds that it is not hazing when considering risk management issues. Being blindfolded for a specific, non threatening event may not be a big deal. The blindfolding in the specific case above was just the icing on the cake. I think in that case if you tried to argue that blindfolding wasn't hazing, they would laugh you right to jail.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I personally don't see what is wrong with blindfolding for a ritual if the national organization finds that it is not hazing when considering risk management issues. Being blindfolded for a specific, non threatening event may not be a big deal.

This answers the OP's question.

Blindfolding when performing a nationally sanctioned ritual is one thing. If it's something nationals gave the OK on, you can probably assume that you'll come out of it without a scratch, and that it has a purpose.

Blindfolding for a local big-little ceremony or a candle pass? Probably hazing per HQ (if it's not a sanctioned ceremony) but personally, fine with me.

But blindfolding people just to intimidate them? Blindfolding them and walking them across campus? Or blindfolding and putting them in a car and dropping them off in the forest? Hazing, and do not do.

It's normal to feel freaked out, scared, and that you are being hazed in the third situation. If you feel that way in the first two - i.e. if you are in fear every moment of your pledge period and you don't trust the sisters/brothers at all - then you should probably stop pledging that GLO post haste.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by 33girl

then you should probably stop pledging that GLO post haste.

... and seek therapy and medication.