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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The demands of non violent hazing causes lower grades which could have a negative impact longer term. They require the pledges to clean and do manual chores and drive members around, leaving no time for studies. And if they refuse to do it they are out.

[b]Freshmen are so vulnerable and it's so exploitative and wrong. [/quote][/b]

It's similar to the cycle of trauma that you often see in dysfunctional families: because Person A experienced a trauma, then new Person B must also experience the trauma in order to "bond."

Trauma bonding is a very real thing and see to be the psychological crux of the Greek experience. Because you experience the same trauma, I know I can trust you.

The military is structured very similarly in the name of "unit cohesion."[/quote]

I get the concept and can see how that could happen in a Greek setting. But again, our sorority literally had NO trauma bonding.

To bond, we wore the letters, we got to know the older girls, we spent time planning and attending events, and we hung out with each other a lot that first semester (pledge class dinners and meetings etc.) But no forced hikes or all-nighters or body-shaming or forced drinking (a few of my pledge sisters were alcohol-free for various reasons.) Didn’t even hear stories about hazing passed down from the older girls - it just wasn’t part of the culture. 🤷‍♀️[/quote]

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