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Not Hazing
In the sense that we use it, hazing refers to anything, particularly anything is harmful, that anyone is forced to do, in order to become a part of a group, sports team, club, GLO, or whatnot.
In this episode that happened to your friend, she was clearly a part of the organization already since she was a part of the honor board, therefore it wasn't hazing. It may not have been right. The fact that minutes weren't taken and that it was held in a darkened room, implies that something weird was going on and should be looked into by your advisor.
In terms of the fact that it was an emergency meeting and that your friend was given about 20 minutes advanced notice, well I'm sorry to say but c'est la vie. This happens in life with everything. It can happen a lot in work with a boss saying that there's going to be an emergency meeting to work out a problem. What about before rush? If something goes wrong last minute and you need to call an emergency Greek Council or Sorority Council meeting? Is that hazing because you're trying to work things out so everything will be perfect?
Yes what happened to your friend may not have been 100% Kosher or ok, and may need to be discussed with their advisor, but I think that in this day and age we're too quick to cry hazing on anything that happens.
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