College Hazing

[Goldeneye1989]

No such thing as acceptable hazing.

Oh sure there is, like this one time in high school a friend of mine's pop used viagra. He stole some from him and we scraped the v or whatever was on it off and gave it to some of the freshmen on the team. Told 'em it was speed and would help them through practice. Hilarity ensued.

Wait, so they easily poped down what they were thinking was speed... i think you have a different problem all together.

 

[Sacman]

sometimes i masturbate to the thought of being hazed.

does that make me gay?

that depends on what your definition of Haze is...

 

[CpnBeef]

You may want to explain what you mean by the term for some of the more foreign viewers, like myself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazing

Ah right, thanks for that.

Persoanlly it wouldn't bother me, i've never been so stupid as to consider other people above me to the point where i'd willingly let them do that. If people are stupid enough to let that happen to them then it's their own fault.

that being said i feel it should be discouraged, it's obviously not a pleasant experience even for the people willing to do it.

 

[Blue_vision]

Yeah, hazing is just stupid. Apparently it has a social function in building trust and order within a group, but I call bullshit on that. Be nice instead of being a dick and everyone's a bit happier and a bit more comfortable.

 

[manythings]

No such thing as acceptable hazing.

The joke is that the best way to make someone appreciate something is the make them suffer to get it. Hazing houses go from strength to strength while non-hazing ones can just putter along. It's a hold over from the tribal days and trials of manhood.

Cause those ideals of machismo thinking never caused anything bad.

Like most things it cuts both ways. Hazing is about the same as the immigrant who goes through hell to get into america. You can say they aren't but they come from the same place.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

I don't have a problem with it. In my experience, going through the ritual is voluntary. If someone wants to be stupid, I don't see why I ought to stop them.

To an extent, I'd even assert that such a thing is healthy. My University Fencing Team very technically "hazes" new members by assigning brutal workouts for weeks. The goal is to get rid of people who don't really want to be there. I certainly support such activity. For the fraternal organizations however, I find little merit in their actions. Presumably they are done with the same goal in mind, and if nothing else a shared experience in suffering does lead to a certain sense of camaraderie but, by the same token, such hazing is usually arbitrary punishment without any tangible benefit. A brutal workout in a sporting even at least has the effect of increasing one's limits of endurance. I'm not certain if a hot sauce enema has any benefit but I'd be willing to bet it doesn't.

 

[PayneTrayne]

I don't mind it, but then again I'm very outgoing and happy go-lucky (most of the time). People tried to haze me in high school, but I just said no (not a fan of paddled asses). People tried to haze me in University, and it was a great time. We went to naughty bingo, and got to see people chug beer like crazy. Great times.

 

[shootthebandit]

thats why colleges in america are equivalent to a nursery (kindergarten in US) and thats why america is the worlds dominant superpower because these idiots leave college and get important jobs

also the majority of these people only get into college because they are as thick as shit but they play football or basketball

 

[BonsaiK]

I'm probably a little biased, I know a guy who was accidentally killed during a "hazing" prank...

Jeez, thats pretty awful. What did they do to him?

Tied him to the roof rack of a car and put him through a mechanical car wash.

 

[shootthebandit]

I'm probably a little biased, I know a guy who was accidentally killed during a "hazing" prank...

Jeez, thats pretty awful. What did they do to him?

Tied him to the roof rack of a car and put him through a mechanical car wash.

this is what really annoys me about college, these people will get a degree or something and get important jobs despite the fact they are absolute fools who think that this sort of thing is entertaining, i bet its not so entertaining now that they are getting "hazed" in the showers of a prison and have to live with the guilt for there entire life

thats why they shouldnt have football scholorships, a scholorship should be for someone who is intelligent but cant afford the cost of eductaion. not some fool who can run with a egg shaped ball