Hazing In College

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What does hazing really mean? It is something humiliating and sometimes involves dangerous initiation rituals, especially for college students seeking membership to a fraternity or sorority. By definition, hazing is “any activity, required implicitly or explicitly as a condition of initiation or continued membership in an organization, that may negatively impact the physical or psychological well-being of the individual or may cause damage to others, or to public or private property” (Campo et. al., 2005, p. 137). Due to the dangers causes by hazing, hazing should be illegal at all universities. There are dangers and irresponsibility’s that you may take in from being a part of Greek life. There have been many student injuries and even worse, deaths from the cause of hazing. “Over the last 38 years, there has been at least one death per year as a result of hazing in the US” (The Best Schools 2015). The University of Maryland has a survey that states that 82% percent of deaths from hazing involve alcohol. In 1975 a college student was slammed into a wall during a hazing incident, leading to a fractured skull, irreversible intracranial injury, and eventual death.…show more content…
If you stay true to who you are, you’ll find the correct home for you. Once you belong to a sorority or fraternity, hazing encourages students to become someone they are not. Which does not make any sense because they picked you to be in their chapter because of you and your personality. Hazing can also cause a mental illness from all the stuff that sororities and fraternities put you through. It may make students have difficulties eating sleeping, or concentrating, which could lead to an illness. Hazing is not normal behavior so they are not being who they truly are. Who would choose to run around outside blindfolded over ice? Or who would close to run around naked,
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