National Hazing Prevention Week 2014

[PersistentDST]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

While anti-hazing has merit and all of our GLOs have anti-hazing policies and practices, none of these mainstream anti-hazing campaigns represent the diversity of Greekdom, diversity of Greek experiences, and diversity of GLO traditions.

But, relationships are not walks in the park. There will be frowns, uncomfortable moments, uncertainty, inconveniences, apathy, and overall things you don't want to do if the decision was solely up to you. Thus is the nature of human interactions and relationships.The same goes for our sisterhoods and brotherhoods.

Yes to the bolded! Amen.

The hazing definition is so broad, and I don't think every single solitary thing on these "hazing" lists is life threatening or detrimental. I don't like/want to see (non-dangerous) traditions destroyed because of how we define hazing.

For high school track, every year at the end of the season (on a hot day) we would act like we were taking class pictures. We would have the seniors take theirs first, all the way to the freshmen. When the freshmen would go, the upperclassman would go to the top of the bleachers, and pour water on them as they were taking the picture. Afterwards, a water fight would ensue, with water guns and the whole nine with the entire team. It was something that happened to us, and we would pass it down. I know this would be considered hazing, but it was just a fun tradition that we had.

[LAblondeGPhi]

Originally Posted by PersistentDST

For high school track, every year at the end of the season (on a hot day) we would act like we were taking class pictures. We would have the seniors take theirs first, all the way to the freshmen. When the freshmen would go, the upperclassman would go to the top of the bleachers, and pour water on them as they were taking the picture. Afterwards, a water fight would ensue, with water guns and the whole nine with the entire team. It was something that happened to us, and we would pass it down. I know this would be considered hazing, but it was just a fun tradition that we had.

Yes!!

I was never hazed in Gamma Phi, but by our definition, I was legitimately hazed three separate times in high school - for cheer, cross country and band (not for track, interestingly). They each involved being "kidnapped" early in the morning, being dressed in ridiculous outfits, and singing/performing in a public place, sometimes AT school. This was all done with parental consent. Most parents thought it was hilarious and took pictures.

For cheer my freshman year, I didn't get a chance to brush my teeth, wash my face, or brush my hair, and I wore thick face paint and a costume all day while I went to classes.