And if not, will the deaths ever stop? VCU prohibits hazing. So does Delta Chi, the fraternity Oakes pledged. After his death, both the school and the fraternity offered their condolences. Oakes wasn't the first Delta Chi member or pledge to die after being hazed.
In , Terry Linn died after he pledged the fraternity's Bloomsburg University chapter in Pennsylvania on "hell night. His mother said he pledged because he was searching for belonging. At the time, a Bloomsburg University spokesperson said the school needs "to do a better job of educating our students about the dangers of alcohol and their responsibilities. Steven David Judd, the president of his local chapter, died after a night of heavy drinking.
Judd's family said in a statement after their son died in that they "hope that Steven's untimely death will be a learning experience for others.
Delta Chi declined to comment on what it has learned from the deaths and wouldn't say what changes it might make in the wake of Oakes' death, pointing to previous statements insisting that it doesn't tolerate hazing. VCU President Michael Rao said he wants to make certain none of his students ever again dies from hazing.
On the phone, Rao sounded shaken by Oakes' death. The school said it suspended new member intake for the entire Greek system and is making all fraternity and sorority members undergo new anti-hazing training immediately. He's concerned about hazing, alcohol, drugs and sexual violence in the organizations. For now, the school is focusing mainly on reform measures. Jonathan Zimmerman, a professor of the history of education at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, remains skeptical that reform can work.
Without hazing, how would they decide who is a real man? It often includes activities that tend to be the most extreme types of hazing. If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, please make a report. Welcome to Arkansas State University! Arkansas State University www. Apply Now. Request Information. Incidents of hazing occur in many types of clubs, organizations, and teams and in diverse settings including middle and high schools, colleges and universities, the military, and workplaces.
Hazing is documented beyond postsecondary institutions. Fraternity hazing is any activity that takes place in fraternities on college campuses across the U. These hazing activities fall into three categories: intimidation, harassment, and violence. Some examples of fraternity hazing are:. While hazing might seem like a relatively new phenomenon, it actually dates back thousands of years.
This may explain why such practices endure in tradition-bound institutions with deep historical roots, such as fraternities and athletic organizations. Of those incidents, a large percentage involved alcohol consumption, sleep deprivation, humiliation, isolation, and sex acts.
Ninety-five percent of these cases also went unreported. One unsettling aspect of hazing is the active involvement of students who might otherwise be considered morally "good. Jenny Nirh, Ph. One of Nirh's findings concerned the role of tradition at college fraternities. Note that every call is transmitted into an email and then sent to the fraternity or sorority named in the phone call. For more info on how to get involved in campaigns to end hazing, visit Hazing Prevention and StopHazing.
You can stop hazing on college campuses by taking the following actions:. Regardless of the justification, those who undergo hazing often view the event as a demonstration of their high tolerance for psychological and physical pain.
A Alfred University study found that over , college students experienced hazing when trying to join a campus sports team. Among hazed students, over half agreed it was "important to tolerate psychological stress," while one-third believed it was "important to tolerate physical pain.
Hazing's original goal was to humiliate new members of organizations as a means of testing their devotion and helping them bond through a shared experience. But hazing changed at the turn of the century, when violence emerged as a central part of initiation. Young men started using military hazing tactics in colleges following the Civil War. On his way, he fell off of a cliff and died.
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