and we will touch on those later. In actuality a national trend is for the intensity of sorority hazing to be rising, while the extremities of fraternities have calmed down. Proof of this can be obtained simply by speaking with older men who belonged in fraternities and what transpired not just through an “Initiation-Week” but also throughout the entire pledge semester. By extremities I mean fear for ones life, physical paddling, severe public humiliation and major physical tasks such as finding ones way back home. One possible reason for the decline or less severe initiation activities may be due to the extreme negative exposure a National and local fraternity experiences when in the spotlight. Local and national media sources seemingly flock to the story of fraternity hazing and focus on the “victims” side of the story. Another reason for less hazing is the severe punishment a chapter may receive for a reported and proven case. The Chi Phi fraternity in Atlanta, Georgia was closed and suspended for two years, levied hefty monetary fines and sentenced to massive amounts of community service from the university. Sorority insiders, older sorority members and those expelled from the organization explain that the sorority form of initiation and hazing is much more private, meaning within the chapter house or secluded areas, and becoming much more extreme in the ways of embarrassment and ridicule. Such activities include nudity, sexual acts and defamatory chanting.Concerning the fallacy of hazing only involving Greek organizations is one that is recently been the base of many arguments from pro-hazers. Other organizations known for hazing such high schools, athletic teams and my focus the military are in many ways “getting away” with hazing. The very basis for boot camp and military training is essentially hazing by the various state laws and definitions. Yet, we do not read or hear of a mil...
