What can be done to bring back old school pledging?
To be honest, not much. Since each of the Black Greek Organizations voted to outlaw hazing in their intake process, the number of people getting injured or killed seems to be increasing rather than decreasing. Because of this, each of the national organizations finds itself in a losing position: tightening the intake process on one hand and expelling members who haze on the other. Hazing has really become epidemic in the Black Greek organizations and the national organizations are doing everything they can to stop it. Please be aware that the actions of those who haze do not represent the values of any of the fraternities or sororities. People who haze have lost all respect for the organization, its mission, and history and should be avoid at all costs. I believe (and maybe I’m an optimist) that in order to bring back an extended intake process, the injuries, deaths, and lawsuits have to disappear and intelligent, thoughtful individuals have to take a stand against those who violate ot
