I'm glad I didn't join a fraternity

I've read and heard news about students who died due to hazing. Initiations to these so-called brotherhoods that involve abuse, degradation, and humiliation are revolting and inhumane.

When one becomes a member of a fraternity or sorority, they are likely to be a contributor of toxic behaviour and/or a victim of peer pressure. Once they give in to it, they would end up becoming douchebags, racists, sexists, bigots, homophobes, xenophobes, and/or anti-Semites.

I don't understand why hazing still exists despite its prohibition for who knows how long. I'd rather have study sessions with friends than conform to these fucked up student societies.

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[The Blue EM2]

Frats and Sororities have been banned at UK Universities for decades now. US colleges are starting to follow suit; Southern Oregon University, where I would have studied for a year were it not for the pandemic, banned sororities and fraternities in 2015, much to the relief of younger students but to the anger of older people who claimed they were 'destroying tradition'.

If a tradition is harmful, dump it.

[Anthro Fanatic]

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While that gives me a sense of relief, those older people need to have a serious and bracing reality check that today's climate is no longer the medieval times. Whoever came up with the concept of hazing to be part of a group and passing it down to future generations is a sadistic and conniving asshole.

[The Blue EM2]

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Somebody should have told the MLP writers that too.

Newbie Dash, anypony?

[Anthro Fanatic]

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Oh yeah, what a mean-spirited episode.

[The Blue EM2]

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It sure was.