Hazing

There I was, sweat dripping into my eyes, my heart pounding out of my chest, with legs that felt barely recognizable to the rest of my body. Yet there I was, enjoying the feeling. How did this happen? How did the girl, who had never set foot into a gym, end up training for a half marathon? I was never the most athletic person. To be fair, I always enjoyed leisurely exercise, like going on a hike on the weekends, or canoeing at my cottage, but never came close to a “jock”. So when I started to…

Four more students on Northwest’s campus are now officially trained in bystander intervention following last Wednesday’s Green Dot Bystander Certification training. Northwest Green Dot Coordinator Danielle Koonce describes Green Dot as the University’s violence prevention initiative or strategy that is focused on how bystanders can intervene to stop or interrupt violence. September 20 marked the first of three certification courses to be held during the fall semester and was hosted by Koonce,…

Hazing in college fraternities is becoming a problem. Hazing can result in serious fines and even death, which results in conflict between fraternities and the colleges. Hazing causes big problems with the law and colleges and can harm others severe Hazing is a big issue all over the United States. It is seen most often in college fraternities.”Hazing is gaining national attention and is getting worse.” (Cohen, 1). There is a big difference between just having fun and hazing, people should be…

Freshman orientations can be more than just an event – think about that you’re dropped in a completely new world with different faces and even different languages. And how many times you thought, “That’s just too much to take in a short time”? Orientation becomes more and more important when a campus is increasing the diversity of its student body. I have gathered some information of the problems exist with orientation week. I will also analyze these questions and give some workable solution to…

For our Anthropological observation project, we observed SDT, an on-campus sorority at Binghamton University. These letters represent the Greek letters Sigma Delta Tau. SDT relates to the mainstream culture by bringing those with similar interests together. The culture and customs of current college students are represented by all of Greek life. Greek life provides students with the ability to join together, socialize, and participate in philanthropy events. New students are often intrigued to…

Hazing does not always end well for everyone because people can die from certain events during the hazing process; moreover, “82% of deaths from hazing involve alcohol” (“What is Hazing” 1). This is caused by members of a certain organization forcing new people to drink excessively and not taking care of them when they are falling all over themselves or as far as being not responsive. However, in most organizations people do take in account how much people can handle and if these same people…

Hazing are the humiliating acts done to a person by a group of people as an initiation into the group. These acts are done mostly in sororities and fraternities across the world. Many hazing activities can include physical, psychological, and even emotional harm. One hazing incident occurred in 2005, where Matthew Carrington and his friend were ridiculed by their “frat mates” during the fraternity’s “Hell Week”. Both were forced to drink five gallons of water, and were then left in the basement…

history would be hazing. There have been many accounts of hazing throughout the years of developing Greek structures. Many were arrested for underaged drinking, some have been emotionally destroyed, and many have died. Binge drinking is a huge problem when it comes to these Greek organizations. Many feel the need to keep up with and impress their senior members. They don't realize…

Tucker Hipps, a college student who suffered from emotional and physical abuse of hazing, ended his own life from performing the ritual of jumping off the bridge. When surveyed, eighty-one percent of college males admitted they had been hazed. (Babson College) Hazing can range from harmless cleaning to dangerous tasks such as jumping off of a bridge. Although not all hazing rituals are deadly, some will end in death. Hazing is a cruel, dangerous act that mentally and physically harms college…

An article on collegecandy.com makes valid points about this issue. There is no way that one single person can speak for every sorority at every college campus saying that hazing does not happen. However, it is “not tolerated by the National Panhellenic Conference or its 26 member groups” and there are very harsh punishments for those involved including probation, suspension, expulsion, or any other penalty the board sees…