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Study Says Hazing in College Is Still Common

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Despite being illegal almost everywhere, hazing still happens—and a lot, the Associated Press reports. Trying to prove what most of us already know, two professors from the University of Maine collected information from 11,482 students at 53 institutions. They determined that more than half of students in campus organizations are hazed.

The survey recorded various types of hazing such as public humiliation, exposure to the elements, copious alcohol consumption, and watching or engaging in sex acts.

Other stats:

74% of varsity athletes were hazed
73% of fraternity and sorority members
64% in club sports
56% in performing arts organizations
28% in academic clubs
20% in honor societies

Also:

25% of hazed students think the group's coach or adviser knew.
47% of respondents had already been hazed in high school.
90% who reported participating in behavior that is defined as hazing didn't believe they had been hazed.

Tags:: hazing,; University of Maine

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amanda of MI 8:32AM February 17, 2010

As we all know hazing does occur in just about every thing we do in college. Now hazing is defined through our student activities mostly as doing anything that brings discomfort, humiliation, demands from members of the organization. However when we do reports like this and we ask bias questions just yeild results for significant findings in our data we allow small room for the truth.
When going through any type of sport or fraternity and sorority, and yes band and choir. There are certain things that are demanded of us there are certain excersises that we are required to do in order to be conditioned in becoming the best member of the group. Therefore when you ask these questions like have you ever had to stand for several hours, have you ever been asked to complete task. Of course the answers are going to be yes because hazing can be anything that we percieve it to be. Because it is not just physical, but mental, emotional, spiritual, and financial...therefore our research will always be bias and as leaders of these organizations, societies, groups, and clubs we should specify all perceptions of hazing in its entirity to the interest and prospects.

Anthony Watson of VA 1:22AM January 27, 2009

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