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Originally Posted by Kevin
The point is this--it doesn't/shouldn't matter whether or not what happened violates any internal policy, school rule or state statute when you're deciding what house is for you. What is and is not hazing is sometimes tough to decide, and you being a college freshman aren't going to have to make that call. Ask whether that sort of conduct violates your moral code. If it does, look at other groups. It should be that simple.
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+1; very strongly agree.
One of the most important facets of Greek Life is shared values, and it's imperative that the organization you join has the same values.
For several activities, the difference between hazing and not hazing likes solely within the context. Here's a couple examples from my chapter:
1.) Pledges performing a extremely intense early-morning workout that causes them to think they're going to die. Without consent and as a surprise, it's definitely hazing. However, in our case, we just have a few brothers that do CrossFit and joined in.
2.) Cleaning the house. It's hazing if brothers make an unreasonable amount of mess and then make the pledges clean it in an unreasonable way. It's not hazing when everyone is required to do their fair share of responsibly maintaining the house, brothers included.
The exact same activity, depending on the context, is the difference between hazing and bonding.
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