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Hazing is often ritualistic harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks; sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. The term can refer to either physical or mental practices and is most frequently encountered in the USA: in the Commonwealth ragging or fagging is rather used. In continental European languages terms with a 'christening' theme or etymology are often preferred (e.g. baptême in French) or variations on a theme of naivety and the rite of passage such as a derivation from a term for freshman (e.g. bizutage in French, ontgroening 'de-green*ing' in Dutch).
Often most or all of the endurance, or at least the more serious, is concentrated in an orgy-like session, which may be called hell night, or prolonged to a hell week and/or retreat or camp, sometimes again at the pledge's birthday (e.g. birthday spanking), but some traditions keep terrorizing pledges (a common term for the initiation candidates; alternative terms include newbie, rookie, mainly in athletic teams, and freshman) over a long period, resembling fagging.
Hazing is often used as a method to promote group loyalty and comaraderie through shared suffering, either with fellow participants, past participants, or both.
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@CanelaUna and you know there was an autopsy conducted. They even admitted to hazing. Who do that?
AyONiC (NiC Ross ) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:44:17 -0000
@CanelaUna and you know there was an autopsy conducted. They even admitted to hazing. Who do that?
@iBoss_Lady click the link... They crazy with the hazing...
GLENDAisDOPE (Glenda Johnson) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:40:00 -0000
@iBoss_Lady click the link... They crazy with the hazing...
parents of Phi Beta Sigma prospect who died from hazing Oct 20 will sue the fraternity #twitternewschat
iAMBriMathis13 (brittney mathis) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:16:00 -0000
parents of Phi Beta Sigma prospect who died from hazing Oct 20 will sue the fraternity #twitternewschat
@CanelaUna Nationals being sued 97 mil for a hazing death at Prairie View A&M.
AyONiC (NiC Ross ) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:04:39 -0000
@CanelaUna Nationals being sued 97 mil for a hazing death at Prairie View A&M.
Sigmas got hit with $97 million hazing lawsuit http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6701675.html
jpkmensah (Joshua Mensah) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:02:03 -0000
Sigmas got hit with $97 million hazing lawsuit http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6701675.html
@dj_hollygrove damn that's crazy....if it was for hazing that sh*t needs to stop....they gone learn one way or another...1 word ridiculous!!
modestgurl1 (mS.bAd Azz) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:58:52 -0000
@dj_hollygrove damn that's crazy....if it was for hazing that sh*t needs to stop....they gone learn one way or another...1 word ridiculous!!
Anti-Hazing Information - Resource from Lycoming College, includes their anti-hazing statement, alternatives to hazing, warning signs, and suggestions for breaking the hazing cycle.
Educating to Eliminate Hazing - Educational materials, human sources, and other resources to help anti-hazing initiatives among fraternities, sororities, and other groups in society.
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Hazing Clearinghouse of Deaths and Incidents - Unofficial clearinghouse to track hazing deaths and incidents by author of three books on hazing.
Hazing Videoconference at University of Vermont - Now-concluded Conference on positive alternatives to hazing sponsored by University of Vermont. Conference video is for sale.
Hazing, Scholarly Study - Hazing Research as class project.
Is it Hazing or Teasing? - A sample school statement ot parents on distinguishing hazing from teasing, written by Col. Ronald J. Kelly, President, Missouri Military Academy for the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS).
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