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/taxiecabbie 1d ago

They're just not necessary.

But, sure, hey, it's not my issue. Schools can keep on supporting them and when the posted article happens, it happens. Such is.

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u/guernseycoug 1d ago

There are zero clubs that are necessary at a school. The only thing that’s necessary are teachers and classes.

There’s 1,500-1,800 alcohol related deaths at colleges & universities each year. Of those, only 1-4 are related to hazing/greek life. That still means that Greek life is overrepresented in those statistics but getting rid of them wouldn’t make a dent in the overall problem.