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Hazing

Jenna Clark

Arizona State University


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Abstract

This paper is a persuading essay that focuses on a different approach to hazing prevention. When

most people think of hazing they think of dangerous and painful activities people are forced to

do, but what if we can change that to safe and fun team building.

Keywords: ​Hazing, Greek Life, Arizona State University


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Introduction:​ Hazing in Greek Life has been an issue for a very long time. A lot of the

fraternities haze so hard that there has actually been numerous deaths resulting from hazing.

Claim: ​Hazing needs to have the approach and goal of team building and take away the

dangerous activities done in many college fraternities.

Evidence:​ According to Museum Hack, ​“Team building is a collective term for various types of

activities used to enhance social relations and define roles within teams, often involving

collaborative tasks. It is distinct from team training, which is designed to improve efficiency

rather than interpersonal relations”(2019).

Warrant 1:​ When hazing is viewed with a team building approach there are many

benefits that can come from it. Relationships are benefited when they are tested by

challenging activities. The problem with hazing in greek life is many take the

“challenging activities” to a dangerous level. Often fraternities force their new members

to drink dangerous amounts of alcohol. Fraternities have also been known to beat and

abuse members that are trying to be apart of their fraternity. Greek life needs to stray

away from these activities and focus on the true goal of why they “haze”.

Evidence:​ According to HazingPrevention.org “Hazing is any action taken or any situation

created intentionally that causes embarrassment, harassment or ridicule and risks emotional
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and/or physical harm to members of a group or team, whether new or not, regardless of the

person’s willingness to participate (Hazing Prevention, 2018, para 1).

Warrant 2:​ Hazing has the goal to make people do things that their mind tells them not

to do. This is where hazing becomes dangerous. Violent Hazing is the most dangerous

kind of hazing that has the potential to cause pain, and emotional or psychological harm.

This category of hazing tends to be the most extreme hazing things like, capturing and

kidnapping, forced nudity, sexual activity, pushing, shoving, tackling, or any other

physical contact, forced consumption of liquids or food, paddling or whipping, and things

like branding, cutting, labeling, or shaving parts of the body are all tactics that are used

(Allen). Hazing in general does not have enough regulation because groups of people that

haze try to keep it a secret. There are multiple news articles that are released of people

dieing from hazing in fraternities, but the problem is that our society doesn’t know its

problem until someone dies. Action needs to take place before members lose their life.

Evidence:​ So after hearing these stories you might be thinking to yourself, “then why do these

kids want to be apart of these groups if they know they may get hazed brutally?” Andone writes

about how the pledges or new potential members go through the “hazing” to reach the benefits

that come with being a member. For example, a lot of times being a member in these greek life

groups comes with “prestige, a more active social life and a social network that could help

students later in life”(Andone, 2018, para 18).


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Warrant 3:​ Most members say being apart of these groups gives them a sense of

belonging, so how can we as a society make it so people can safely be apart of these college

greeak life groups? We need to make hazing something that people are not afraid to talk about.

Prevention groups need to be able to reach these groups before it is to late. Team building, when

done correctly, can have numerous benefits, so how do we reach these groups and provide proper

education on team building versus hazing? I think the biggest issue is the active members of

these groups do not want to just boring team building activities. Prevention groups need to find

different approaches to team building that can be safe and just as fun.

Counterclaim:​ Instead of focusing on getting rid of hazing completely, we need to focus on how

to make hazing safe and enjoyable by all members.

Rebuttal: ​ It will be near impossible to get fraturties to complete stop hazing because it is

already such a big part of these groups roots. Instead we need prevention groups to take a

different approach and teach safer and still fun ways to build relationships and create a sense of

team among these groups.

Closing:​ Contact Hazing prevention at ​https://hazingprevention.org/contact/contact-us/​ to let

them know about the different approaches they can take on hazing in greek life. We need more

prevention angles to speak amongst the numerous colleges that have greek life. Hazing is

dangerous but what if we can make a difference and make it a team building experience that is

enjoyable by all its members.


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References

Allan, E. J., & Kinney, M. B. (n.d.). Hazing and Gender:. ​Hazing,

100-115.doi:10.2307/j.ctt20d87tz.13

https://www.colgate.edu/offices-and-services/deanofthecollege/hazing-prevention/exampl

es-of-hazing

Andone, D. (2018, December 08). Why so many college students pledge Greek life knowing

they'll be hazed. Retrieved from

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/25/health/hazing-dangers-fraternities-sororities/index.html

Sussman, J. (2019, January 20). Why Should You Care About Team Building? Here's 5 Crucial

Reasons. Retrieved April 14, from https://museumhack.com/reasons-why-team-building/

WHAT HAZING LOOKS LIKE. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://hazingprevention.org/home/hazing/facts-what-hazing-looks-like/

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