A Senseless Act of Hazing
Hazing has been a tradition in colleges across America since the 1850s. The tradition is dangerous, very dangerous. As of 1985, in 168 hazing accidents 56 college students lost their lives. Defined by Webster; hazing is the initiation of a disciplinary activity by means of horseplay, practical jokes and tricks, often using humiliating or painful ordeals. Even the definition sounds dangerous, but tens of thousands of college students participate in hazing every year. Hazing amongst fraternities’ pledges is wrong and needs to be stopped because it is demeaning and dangerous to those involved. While virtually every University in America has rules and regulations against hazing, it is still a problem as long as it takes place. Every state has their own laws against hazing and punishments with the laws. Illinois state law state that, A person commits hazing who knowingly requires the performance of any act by a student or other person in a school, college, university, or other educational institution of this State, for the purpose of induction or admission into any group, organization, or society associated or connected with that institution if: (a) the act is not sanctioned or authorized by tha
Hazing was the worst during the period of the 1970s. This is when alcohol played an enormous role in the hazing process. One night in 1978 a student was locked in the trunk of a car with two other classmates and was told to drink a bottle of Jack Daniel, wine, and a six-pack of beer before he would be let out. The student died from alcohol poisoning. Alcohol does not have to be the cause of the death in a hazing incident. In one hazing episode a student was killed from being forced to drink six and a half gallons of water in a couple of hours. Finding hard statistics on hazing can be quite difficult. Students don’t report being hazed because they find it to be embarrassing to admit to being hazed. These students are also afraid of getting the fraternity that they hope to join in trouble. There have been few studies conducted to find facts on hazing done thus far. It is known though that many college fraternities still use hazing in the process of pledging. Hazing deaths have gone down since this time period but because students do not report it, it is hard to tell whether or not hazing is as prevalent as it was then. Hazing is seen by some people to be an act of bullying, but hazing is more serious than bullying. The practice of hazing can be something as little as, push-ups, shouting or p
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