The purpose of the brochure public service announcement is to persuade readers to understand that the faculty of colleges, Dartmouth in particular, are ignorant to the intense hazing going on in the fraternities. The use of rhetorical questioning is used to make readers question if the administrations is taking necessary action to stop the hazing. The impact of morality in the brochure helps to determine the impact of making the right choices as apposed to the wrong ones. An allegory is evident to display the consequences of avoiding any kind of punishment towards the hazing. The appeal to the authority of the fraternities is questioned by the lack of any kind of enforcement on the hazing from the schools administration. All these rhetorical
People strive to do the right thing in life and take great pride in doing so. The forms of hazing listed on the brochure include, excessive forced drinking, harassment, humiliation, and more all are recognized as morally wrong doings. Having the morally wrong reasons evident reveals why failure to enforce any kind of regulations on the hazing is also morally wrong. The rhetorical morality is a powerful device use to impact the reader’s thoughts, because they will want to take a stand against the faculties neglect on the hazing occurring with in the fraternities. The allegory with in the brochure describes the possibility of a death being an outcome of the hazing. This is a very powerful statement used in the public service announcement that really engages the reader to understand how far hazing could possibly go if it is not stopped. The severity of this allegory is intense, and will really impact the reader to understand how truly wrong hazing can be. A death would surely reveal the threat that hazing poses to fraternity
The schools administrations are the ones who are ignoring and neglecting the threats that hazing are posing on the fraternity members. It is the schools faculty’s jobs to make sure that students receive a quality education, with that comes a safe learning and social environment. The authority in this situation is failing to do their duties of providing a safe learning environment by allowing the hazing to continue. This is used in the brochure to display how corrupt the school authority is, by not putting any effort into stopping the hazing going on with in the fraternities. This will help the readers understand the true nature of the problem and who is not doing their part to make the fraternities safe. The purpose of the brochure public service announcement is to persuade readers to understand that the faculty of colleges, Dartmouth in particular, are ignorant to the intense hazing going on in the fraternities. With the rhetorical devices of rhetorical questioning, morality, allegory, and appealing to authority the brochure creates a strong persuasive argument as to why the faculties of colleges are not providing a safe environment for fraternity
Since 1843 there has over 200 cited college hazing deaths. Fraternities are responsible for the overwhelming majority of those deaths. That is not to say that sororities
Greek organizations are debatably the most undervalued and misconceived aspect of college campuses. Most people don’t see the benefits that fraternities and sororities bring to college campuses and their communities. Some see these organizations as large beneficial clubs and others see them as potential problems. Many of the allegations put forth by individuals that discredit the benefits and good deeds done by Greek organizations are weak justifications for their removal from college campuses. Greek organizations provide campus communities with academically responsible students, philanthropic activities and increase community involvement.
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CRITICS OF THE VALUE OF FRATERNITIES and sororities have considerable evidence to support detrimental aspects of membership. Advocates counter that findings represent isolated cases comparable to the same rate of incidents by nonmember students or students in other campus organizations. The continued recurrence of the argument highlights a per- sistent difficulty confronting those interested in research and practice related to fraternal involvement. North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) President and CEO Pete Smithhisler recently stated, “often, arguments both for and against the fraternity experience focus on personal experience and anecdotal information” (Pendry, 2010, para. 2). The persistence of these ar- guments was most recently affirmed in a New York Times column (2011) asking experts to comment on the question, “Should Colleges Ban Frater- nities?” Further, research about the legal risks associated with fraternities on campus has done little to convince the public of the value of such organi- zations (e.g., Elkins, Helms, & Pierson, 2003; Hennessy & Huson, 1998), neither have popular books (e.g., DeSantis, 2007; Nuwer, 2001; Robbins, 2005), nor highly trafficked websites (e.g., http://totalfratmove.com/) that showcase the detrimental aspects of membership. Yet, students continue to join.
Winerip, Michael. "When a Hazing Goes Very Wrong." The New York Times. The New York Times, 14 Apr. 2012. Web. 20 May 2014.
Hazing is an issue that has attracted much attention over the last few decades. College fraternities, high school programs, professional sports, and the military have all had their fair share of attention. The military is frequently held to a higher standard than these other organizations and has developed a bit of a black eye since the 1991 “Tailhook” scandal. Motion picture portrayals like that in the 1992 film “A Few Good Men” showed the public, not inaccurately, the dark side of command sponsored hazing. Hazing is not in keeping with the high standards of conduct that the U.S. Military aims to uphold and the ethical implications of these behaviors are diverse.
So it’s common to accept any form of hazing a seniority figure found necessary to complete the bonding process when you arrive to your initial duty station. Hazing, or how they liked to formally call it as “Traditions”, is supposed to bring the group closer together. I would like to take a moment to recognize the “Stockholm Syndrome” in comparison to this statement. As such, research has shown that being subject to pain will have tremendous psychological symptoms. The victim starts feeling loyalty toward the group and eventually that feeling of abuse becomes more acceptable. Older members depart and new members fulfill those spots and the cycle just replicates its self. The abused becomes the abuser. They want to share their “Traditions” because its old fair since it happened to them. The process was designed to promote discipline and cultivates shared pride but to what extend is pain and humiliation is tolerable before someone hurts themselves? How about over 60 death reported to fraternity hazing since 2005. In perspective, that’s averages out to about 7 death a year and one related incident that could be linked to a university would bring a lot of media attention and could potentially shut a chapter
In "Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture" Ayres Boswell and Joan Z. Spade analyze the social perspective of the gendered relations in male fraternities that add to the high rate of violence against women on many college campuses. They list a host of factors that distinguish higher-risk from lower-risk atmospheres discussing the rates of rape in colleges and state how "1 out of 4 college women say they were raped or experienced an attempted rape" (217). Additionally, "1 out of 12 college men say they forced a woman to have sexual intercourse against her will" (Boswell, Spade 217). In other words Boswell and Spade indicated that the rates were high when it came down to women getting raped in colleges by men who also attended those colleges. In addition, Boswell and Spade specify in how most people are aware of rape but know very little about rape culture (Boswell, Spade 217).
Hazing is defined as “any activity expected of someone joining a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses or endangers, regardless of the person’s willingness to participate.” (Rosner & Crow, p. ). While most states have enacted anti-hazing legislation criminalizing the act of hazing, the application of these statutes is still quite rare. Id. at 277. Most lawsuits filed for reported hazing incidents are still reviewed under federal law claims ...
Everyone has their limit on almost about everything. Their limit when to stop drinking, or when to stop physically straining their bodies. Hazing can be defined as any activity expected of someone joining or participating in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses or endangers anyone, regardless of a person’s willingness to participate. The most common hazing practices include alcohol/binge drinking, public humiliation, isolation, sleep deprivation and even sexual acts. In addition, these hazing rituals may lead to traumatic injuries including beating, branding, consuming nonfood substances and simulated drowning. In these rituals everything is all fun and games until someone dies or kills themselves from the embarrassment. Then who is to blame? Who can you blame legally? Hazing must be put to a stop or strong rules and regulations must be put on these frats, and sororities to make sure that all students are safe.
...d to take more precaution in the health and safety issues of the hazed. Hazing done correctly is an excellent means of bonding a group of people so that they think and act as one, which is a necessity in certain roles. It teaches trust, responsibility, respect, and other qualities that can not be consistently met in other forms of facilitation. Constructive hazing gives individuals a drive for learning and acting in the way that is expected of them. This drive can be carried by one’s own self through their life and lead them to success. Hazing has made the military a force that protects the freedom of every individual in this country. It has also kept the fraternity system alive since the 1400s despite attempts from the church and schools to destroy them. Hazing should not be banned due to the actions of the few looking to degrade people for their own entertainment. The positive aspects of hazing can not be understated. Hazing needs to be used constructively for the betterment of the individual and society as a whole. Laws need to be made simply to punish those who use hazing to harm so the others can use hazing in a positive fashion to produce model citizens to lead this country.
Fraternities have been a part of American society since the late 1770’s. It is something that has continued to be a tradition in colleges and universities today. Sororities, as well as fraternities, are an integral part of the college experience. However, these organizations face stereotypes and negative associations all the time in movies and popular culture. Some of these stereotypes are due to past traditions of hazing. Despite these traditions, Greek Life has established itself to be a beneficial experience for its members and the communities that they are located in.
I recently enlightened myself to an interesting incident in a small college in northern New York state which brought attention to a subject our country has cursed, loved and fretted about for years – that of hazing. Hazing is defined as:
More than half of college students are involved in some form of campus hazing, 73% of students participating in social fraternities and sororities have experienced at least one hazing behavior, and since 1970, there has been at least one hazing-related college death each year. Hazing is defined as humiliating and sometimes dangerous initiation rituals, especially as imposed on college students seeking membership to a fraternity or sorority. Hazing is a serious crime, with serious consequences for both the perpetrator and the victim. 46% of students in high school and college believe that the most important component of hazing is to keep the code of silence, which is what leads to injuries and death. There are many fraternities throughout the United States such as Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, etc.
...n, hazing education should not be limited to members of Greek and other university organizations. All members of the university community should be educated on the topic since according to the Theory of Reasoned action and the research by Richardson et al. (2012), “relevant others”, such as close friends outside of the organization, can influence the observer’s decision to report. Furthermore, because the severity of the situation influences the likelihood that an observer would report, emphasizing not only the physical but the psychological consequences of hazing would increase awareness on how detrimental even hazing situations that may seem mild can be (Richardson et al., 2012). Integrating these findings into educational anti-hazing initiatives has the potential to increase effectiveness in efforts combat hazing within student organizations on college campuses.