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Hazing Hath No Charms #NPHW22

This year, National Hazing Prevention Week is September 19-23, 2022. It’s not a coincidence that the week happens when many students are assimilating into Greek-letter organizations. Hazing has no place in any organization, but getting that message out to the rank and … Continue reading

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Back to School GLO News and Notes

I am always amazed how much activity there is at an airport at 4:30 a.m. I know I have not been very good at passing on news and history of GLOs. My mind is scattered and my time is not … Continue reading

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Hazing Has No Place in Fraternity and Sorority Life

Hazing has absolutely, positively no place in fraternity and sorority life. It is antithetical to everything brotherhood and sisterhood has to offer and any member who takes part in hazing needs to be dismissed from their respective GLO. One of … Continue reading

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Goats and Goating in Early Sorority History

I was recently asked about the significance of “the goat” in sorority history. The long, thesis type answer is complicated, but suffice to say, goats show up regularly in the lore of sororities from the 1870s until about the 1930s, when … Continue reading

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Credit or Discredit – What’ll It Be?

Being a member of a Greek-Letter Organization entails certain responsibilities. A member is expected to take part in the activities of the organization, serving in the day-to-day life of the chapter. A member is expected to be responsible for him/herself, turning … Continue reading

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Hazing Has No Place. STOP. Period. End of Sentence.

Today marks the beginning of National Hazing Prevention Week™ (NHPW) sponsored by hazingprevention.org. Each year, the organization also honors those who speak out against hazing with the Hank Nuwer Anti-Hazing Hero Award. For the current and past winners of the … Continue reading

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Hazing Has No Place on Fraternity Row

There is no universe in which I condone fraternity hazing. As a mother and as someone who believes deeply in the ideals of the fraternal world, I find hazing to be abhorrent to everything that should fraternity and sorority life. I … Continue reading

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Hazing Hath No Charms #NHPW16

It’s National Hazing Prevention Week. This year it began on September 21. My twitter feed is full of “These hands don’t haze” memes. It’s not a coincidence that the week happens when many students are assimilating into Greek-letter organizations. Hazing has no place … Continue reading

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Chuck Stenzel, Eileen Stevens, and C.H.U.C.K.

I didn’t have a post planned for today. I’ve been running hither and yon and I need to cross about a dozen items off the list for today. When this came across the twitter feed, I knew I had to … Continue reading

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It’s Never Not Hazing!

When is hazing not hazing? It’s never not hazing, but apparently when professional sports teams do it, it doesn’t matter. “Rookie Dress Up Day”? Come on professional sportsmen, let’s stop the hazing! HazingPrevention.Org Retweeted PhiPsiPhunPhacts ‏@pkpfacts 9h9 hours ago PhiPsiPhunPhacts Retweeted … Continue reading

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