Hazing among black greeks.

Hazing in Black fraternities and sororities is trying to be eradicated by the same people who first implemented the hazing traditions. An article by a Howard University student states that when the organizations were founded the members were not hazed or beat up. They were essentially support groups for members or for the community given by members of the organization. These support groups helped Black students gain confidence gave them business ties and other benefits that would help them better succeed in the still much segregated “white man’s world.” Eventually hazing practices came about in the organizations by “outlaw” members who wished to eradicate potentially weak members and try to give the organization a “falsely distinguished identity.” The National Pan-Hellenic Council which partly governs the so-called “Divine 9” passed legislation which all participating members accepted and banned hazing in the organization and adopted a “membership intake process” which is now used today. It is funny that when hazing became big was in the mid 1960’s to the early 1990’s. This is when the actual physical abuse became popular. Now these same people who once were participants of hazing rituals are now the ones realizing their faults and are now making drastic attempts to correct them. As a member of a black Greek organization I feel that they should be applauded and after all we are all men and women of great mind, heart, and good conscience, looking to make the world a better place. I completely disagree that to join a brotherhood you must put yourself in bodily harm just to gain a few more lifelong bonds to your frat or sorors or both. I am proud to say that among the 3 black fraternities and 4 black sororities that are present on the campus of Loyola University are free of this physical hazing practice which unfortunately cannot be said for the other chapters within the city. Part of the reason is the strict rules the Loyola places upon the Greeks and the avid students who help to enforce them within their own organization. I mention only the physical part of hazing because according to the Holds/Harmless agreement hazing includes forcing inductees to recite given history or information about the organization which is also known as testing. But the only affect that this has on a student is no more drastic than a professor giving exams on information given during the course of a semester.