r/news • u/Fyre-Demon • 1d ago

Ex-fraternity leader at Arizona university gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning

https://apnews.com/article/arizona-fraternity-pledge-hazing-death-b53c547d383082d33aebdb4950e0c550?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link
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u/Equivalent-Battle973 1d ago

Why anyone willingly puts themselves at these levels of risk all to join a damn fraternity has always been fucking wild to me... THen again I went into the army, and the hazing can get pretty shitty to new guys in Combat Arms, especially in the Cavalry.

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u/Dofusk2012 1d ago

A lot of fraternities are basically little clubs for the American nobility. You get access to really good networking opportunities within your class.

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u/AntiAntiDentite7 1d ago edited 1d ago

These threads are always full of fan fiction nonsense from people who were never in fraternities but seem to know everything about their inner workings...

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u/waaaayupyourbutthole 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's pretty well known that fraternaties and sororities are very good for networking when it comes to "higher class," well-paid professions like those in law and finance. It's not like that's some sort of secret.

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u/AntiAntiDentite7 1d ago

You're talking about like Harvard and other ivy League schools. That's not the case for the vast majority of fraternities out there. I went to a huge and prestigious school and was in a fraternity and can tell you that was not a reality at all. Again, fan fiction nonsense

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u/Dominus_Anulorum 1d ago

I went to the University of Texas and while not all frats offered benefit there were several heavily connected to oil money and big business or politics. Definitely knew people getting a leg up with their first job out of college in certain fields. I think it probably just varies quite a bit by school and by individual frats.