Hazing: America’s Growing Problem In Katie Reilly’s “College Students Keep Dying Because of Fraternity Hazing. Why Is It So Hard to Stop?” and David Burkman’s “Why frat boys like hazing, if they live through it,” they discuss and analyze fraternity hazing. This is a topic worthy of discussion because all students are affected by hazing and need to be properly educated on how to recognize it. The two authors have contrasting opinions on the topic of hazing, but do provide similar ideas. In Katie
Of course college students are going to drink, but being in fraternity the guys are so focused on drinking that they binge drink. Binge drinking is drinking alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time. Drinking excessively seems to come out of college guys more than any other group of people because they don’t want to no look masscult in
known villager to death every year. But between “The Lottery” and hazing have many things common such as blindly following traditions, how traditions pass on, and not realizing how dangerous the traditions are. When compared to hazing, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” reveals that people often follow dangerous traditions without analyzing their harmful effects. The first reason why my thesis is accurate is how people
Looking Past the Stereotypes: Why Sororities and Fraternities Build Character Sororities and fraternities are an attribute found at many colleges across the United States. Some college students decide to go through formal recruitment, known as RUSH. Those who choose to rush are introduced into the world of the Greek system. They endure days of recruitment, skits, and getting to know those who are members of the various houses in hopes of receiving a bid. Those who receive a bid from a house are
With the pros, come the cons. A major con is the expenses. Each semester, you’ll have to pay a set amount of dues. Seeing as most college students are already low on money and maybe even in debt, this could be very hard to work with. Another con is the potential hazing. Hazing is illegal and almost a zero-tolerance action on most college campuses. Any recent stories of hazing are most likely to just be rumors. You should never join an organization that puts you in danger or makes you uncomfortable.
established but is a created as a direct result of a justdicaial decisions that was made. For example a penal code was created in California which is a penal code against hazing, the Penal Code 245.6PC was passed in 2006 to make hazing a crime in California the penal code was passed as a direct result of the death of a college freshman at California State. As a result of the death and the penal code being made a case law was passed just solely on that case to make sanctions for
When first coming to college, a student has a lot to think about and a lot of decisions to make. Some might include what classes to take, different clubs to join, or another big decision of whether or not to join a fraternity or sorority. This question can be answer very quickly with just a little research of the desired university. Greek life has the potential to impact a student’s life greatly with many different resources. Although it is proven that Greek life benefits communities and campuses
with an inflated sense of self importance that leads one to feel separate from and superior to others. Over conformity occurs even on teams and among athletes who will never win championships, play in televised games, achieve public fame, or receive college scholarships or professional contracts. An athlete’s vulnerability to group demands, combined with the desire to gain or reaffirm group membership, is a critical factor underlying deviant
All instructor/coach positons are voluntary and with a few exceptions do not receive compensation from the school. Periodically the Club Sports Director will evaluate each instructor/coach based on student satisfaction and performance (Carleton College, 2014a). This periodic review does not use a formal evaluation nor does the policy state the documentation requirements such as the retention policy. Because documentation is
complementing previous studies, showed that people who played high school sports tend to get better jobs, with better pay, and that those benefits last a lifetime,” (Kniffin). In other words, Kniffin believes after athletes graduate high school and maybe college, experiences and lessons they learned in sports are going to stick with them and can lead to better jobs and better pay. Furthermore winter youth sports season is in high gear, millions of boys and girls across the country are