Is this legitimately what happens? What's the point? I've never heard of this happening in Australia! Have you been exposed to it? Are there restrictions? A few years ago I think someone died in a hazing! WHAT IS THE POINT! [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atwcFvMoRfc[/YOUTUBE]
Obviously. But the only person you can change is yourself. Might as well have that part out of the way.
There are two episodes...this is part 1 of episode 1 covering this subject: [YOUTUBE]20szC7fyVU0[/YOUTUBE]
<Warning: Completely talking crap here, all claims not substantiated whatsoever.> My theory is related to the truism that "blood is thicker than water." The phrase means that people who have bled together (soldiers, cops, etc.) have a deeper bond than birth brothers, united by the "water" or amniotic fluid in the womb. Frat brothers who have undergone the same torturous induction process have similarly suffered together, so they feel stronger camaraderie than people who happen to be in the same regular social club. Just my 2 coppers. I don't believe it's really right either to make people do humiliating/painful/disgusting things, but that's my assumption about the reasoning.
I attended one of the universities that has been in the news lately and this kind of thing also went on back then (a LONG time ago). However, I did not join a fraternity and I did not live in residence. Many of my classmates, however, did experience and participate in these types of activities. The whole thing puzzled me then just as much as it does now. Speaks to a huge need for approval and a lack of independent thinking, in my opinion. Lets face it, humans are social creatures and we have an intense need for a sense of belonging and community. It's the same force that causes us to follow the local sports teams or TV sit-com or drama, we want to be able to relate to what is being discussed around the water cooler the next day. God forbid you should be the only one who missed that last second field goal! I am sure these hazing rituals have the effect of making fraternity or sorority members more committed to one another but, to me, I would prefer that people got jobs, promotions, contracts etc. on their talents and merit alone rather than who they were humiliated with in university.
