UConn Hazing

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by Nanners52674

Gloria Alred is her attorney, are you kidding me? She's a 22 yr old active member, why didn't she just leave. Did she try to leave? Was she threatened or persuaded to stay?

I thought she was out for attention from the beginning when the first person she contacted from the ER was the news.

Now she's on Katie telling her story. It's ridiculous.

In the video posted above Hillary mentions she's from Hawaii.

That said, please think about the life perspective she brought with her when she entered college and before/during the alleged hazing.

Hillary reacted based upon a life perspective that did not include ignoring what she believed occurred. Being interviewed for her side of the story may seem natural to her because she's seen it done time and again in the media. Thus, she's not necessarily out for attention.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

In the video posted above Hillary mentions she's from Hawaii.

That said, please think about the life perspective she brought with her when she entered college and before/during the alleged hazing.

Hillary reacted based upon a life perspective that did not include ignoring what she believed occurred. Being interviewed for her side of the story may seem natural to her because she's seen it done time and again in the media. Thus, she's not necessarily out for attention.

I don't understand what being from Hawaii has to do with creating a life perspective in which going to the media does not equate to being out for attention. One may always refuse to speak to the media.

[GburgSig]

So, just to clarify, she was an active member at the time the hazing occurred? Why didn't she just walk out? It's not like she was a pledge who was having her initiation held over if she didn't comply.

[ASTalumna06]

I'm not going to presume anything about this situation and whether or not she had a "motive" for reporting Kappa and SAE for hazing, but let's not pretend that you can't be hazed as an initiated member.

[GburgSig]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I'm not going to presume anything about this situation and whether or not she had a "motive" for reporting Kappa and SAE for hazing, but let's not pretend that you can't be hazed as an initiated member.

Oh I agree that you can be hazed as an initiated member, I just think its much more uncommon.

[OPhiAGinger]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

I don't understand what being from Hawaii has to do with creating a life perspective in which going to the media does not equate to being out for attention. One may always refuse to speak to the media.

Growing up in Hawaii means that she didn't have much if any direct exposure to Greek life. She didn't have a lot of older friends who would share stories of their Greek experiences. More importantly, she started college in Hawaii so she didn't have first-hand experience with traditional Greek life unless she happened to attend the one Hawaii campus which has an NPC chapter. My point is that by the time she transferred to UConn she was well beyond the impressionable age where you just accept things the way they are, which is what happens with many younger college students. A girl with Hillary's background would be much more likely to speak out publicly against something she felt was wrong.

Does this automatically mean she didn't willingly partake in all that alcohol? We have no way to know.