perience as a life long lesson in which its tools are used on a daily basis in the real world. Let us begin the counterpoint argument with several opinions of military hazing: “Don’t you think that in some organizations, like the military, where you'reteaching people how to kill and endure the agony of bullet wounds and lostlimbs, that hazing will actually make you tougher. I remember the firstplayground fight I was in as a child. I got beat up because I wasn't ready tohandle the physical pain and endurance of the fight. But it effectivelyprepared me for the next. This is the purpose of hazing. If you cant take alittle hazing, then I cannot expect you back me up in the worse scenarios ofgorilla warfare. It is this warfare that makes it possible, ultimately, for you to possess the freedom even to have this web site”The opinions of fraternity members in their “defense” of hazing stems deep and sincere due to their incredible amount of investments of time and finances. Sororities are much so the same way. Ideas such as a semester or week of hardship is nothing compared to a lifetime of memories and reflections of how the initiation process has helped prepare them for a productive life without crime and deviant behaviors.“For example, a properly conducted scavenger hunt, even if the hunt is for meaningless objects, people, etc., teaches teamwork. Please tell me what is so terrible about teamwork?” “As far as requiring lower classmen or pledges to address upperclassmen or brothers/sisters by formal titles (Mr., Miss), I think you're way off base. When the people subjected to these incidents of "hazing" enter into the workforce, they will have to address superiors, and sometimes even peers, according to a rank or title. Why is it wrong to prepare people for these "hardships"?”“My first hell week as a sister I began to question the reason why we do things that we do. But I ...
