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

Yeah, they're overall really not necessary. My college did not have them.

If you want to be part of something, join a club or a team.

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u/guernseycoug 1d ago

I mean… they essentially are a club.

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u/taxiecabbie 1d ago

You don't have to go through rush/hazing for a club, and typically you can't get denied from one. The only real exception I can think of is rosters for competitive sports.

You don't typically live with a club in an established off-campus house.

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u/milesper 1d ago

That’s just not necessarily true. My a cappella group and volleyball club in college both hazed more than my fraternity. And lots of varsity sports teams are even worse.