[Mr. K]

back in the olden days (when I was little) frats used to haze people to see if you could man-up enough to take it

Hazing was performed by older, responsible brothers who went through it themselves and so the shared experience formed a lifelong bond... not enjoyable, many can disagree.. but that was what it was

I was ‘hazed and hell no I am not going to tell you about it- but afterwards I learned there was always someone watching over us for our safety when we thought we were about to die, because they really did care- learning that was a revalation and bonding experience in itself

these days is is immature, stupid, and irresponsible children who saw or heard about a frat hazing and decided it was all about being cool and torturing others for the cheap thrill of it- not a brotherly experience at all

[MinorityRepublican]

I was ?hazed and hell no I am not going to tell you about it- but afterwards I learned there was always someone watching over us for our safety when we thought we were about to die, because they really did care- learning that was a revalation and bonding experience in itself

Same here. It was a way of separating wimps from men. It was a good experience for me. Unfortunately, my chapter doesn't do it anymore because we got in trouble for hazing. So the "old ways" are gone at my chapter and it's just not the same anymore.

[DocRock]

My oldest daughter is a year away from her Chemical Engineer degree at one of the biggest party schools in the nation. She is in a sorority of female engineers, all types, agricultural to nuclear. It’s a bunch of nerdy geeks and they network and bond for life without any hazing. It’s a cool group of focused young ladies and this weekend is family day and I’ll be playing softball with them and a lot of their parents. I can’t wait

[longtermmemmory]

I think those in charge have become sadists who actually enjoy torturing others as a control issue (personality defect)