Hazing

horrific consequences causing deaths, physical, emotional, and/ or mental instability. Hazing should be banned throughout the world because it’s the main cause of bullying, it’s the number one problem in colleges or universities, and it’s has resulted in outrageous deaths. There has been an increase of hazing throughout the years and even though there has been more help it just doesn’t seem to stop. Now in days hazing can be found in any sport activity but you might not identified it as is…

pumping, bruises and cuts, humiliation across campus and in some cases death. These actions are classified as hazing, being an understudied, under discussed and underestimated social issue among many groups, including campuses, sports teams and even the military. Although schools and organizations across the country have differing rules and 44 states specifically created laws against hazing, the definition remains the same. According to Dictionary.com, the word “haze” means “to subject…

Has your fraternity or sorority been accused of hazing, or have you been targeted personally for criminal charges involving hazing? If this has happened, you need to seek legal counsel and avoid making any statements to police or campus authorities. Stop all contact with the accuser and find a legal professional that has dealt with hazing cases in the past. You don’t want to face criminal charges or end up sacrificing your education and getting kicked out of school because of the accused crime,…

become bullying. Athletes are victims of pranks that are known as hazing. Normal people are teased because of their weight and appearance when others think it is only a joke. Although many cannot see, pranks cross the line to bullying when they endanger someone or someone’s life or when someone feels unloved or unwanted, like they do not fit into the world. Many NFL teams have players who are guilty of the act of hazing. Hazing is the imposition of strenuous, often humiliating, tasks as part…

"Fraternity and Sorority Affairs." Ways to Stop Hazing : : University of Rochester. N.p., Spring 2013. Web. 10 May 2016. Members in a high-pressure hazing situation are more likely to think irrationally and act in demeaning ways. Planning pledging activities in advance and allowing members to understand and discuss their role in the proceedings reduces the possibility of making poor, hasty decisions."Fraternity and Sorority Affairs." Ways to Stop Hazing : : University of Rochester. N.p., Spring…

playing before the season-I was not only unsure of how much I enjoyed the sport, but I was also afraid of hazing the upperclassmen might make me go through. I have always kept up with the news, whether it be checking the CNN app on my phone or watching the local and world news in the evening. I can remember one news story I read about some college kids that were severely punished for hazing a freshman marching band member,…

organizations would love to pride themselves on following every given rule to the tee, the leniency that is the sad reality leads to many adverse effects on students at many universities. Hazing, binge-drinking, and superficiality are just a few things that make Greek life a no-go for many students, including myself.…

Unbeknown to many, hazing began two thousand years ago in ancient Greece. During this time period, the famous philosopher, Plato, encouraged jokes on his new students stating “[they] had to be polished before [they] could become a regular member” (Plato qtd. in Alvarez). Hazing continued during the Middle Ages and throughout the fifteenth century in prestigious English universities eventually emerging in United States. Today, pledges or incoming players are the victims of these hazing crimes and…

On the evening of September 7, 2012, sixteen-year-old Amanda Todd posted an uncomfortable video to YouTube. In the video, she used flashcards to tell her story of “struggling, bullying, suicide, (and) self harm (SOURCE).” Amanda committed suicide on October 10, 2012, just over a month after she posted the video. It was revealed later that Amanda had been using internet chat groups for several years, and she had met one person in particular who had convinced her to show her breasts to the camera…

traditional values, and shape themselves to become a better person. They focus on the Four Pillars of Greek life. Scholarships, leadership, brotherhood/sisterhood, and service (Clayton). Greek members are required to demonstrate acts of leadership. By hazing the pledges, members are showing them harmful rituals that are not what true rituals should be. Some…