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i need some support to build a anti-hazing fraternity.
please.
Its not about anti-hazing; making them do anything, including a ritual, is called hazing. To be safe from a legal aspect, you must literally baby them by asking about every small detail. Its a question of good hazing vs bad hazing, the utility of the hazing and what it provides (no bullshit “character builder” excuses haha) should provide for a structure
ie. Beating your pledges = bad hazing
Having your pledges give speeches about x, y, and z to develop public speaking skills to showcase the fraternity = good hazing
It still is hazing because I doubt a pledge would want to give a speech to begin with
You cant just look at it as hazing. You look at it as these guys need to prove theirselves to you that they want to be your brother so bad they will do damn near anything to do it. I’m not saying bury them alive but yeah have some fun with them and more than anything teach them what you are about, what you want from them, find out what they expect from you, teach them wearing any Fraternity letters means so much more than being greek, partying, and getting girls, and at the end of their pledgeship they are going to be a damn good brother.
Pledgeship is a process of mutual evaluation. Certain activities such as pledge class projects that are fun (not painful) and stress team building are perfectly OK and legal as long as their is no requirement. For example, a pledge class can work on a pledge class mural or plaque together. The benefit is they did something together and they can take pride in it with their fellow pledge brothers. It’s one of those things that 30 years later, they can return to their fraternity and see the mural or plaque. Brings back great memories. Getting back on track, create these activities that spawn positive attitude and morale and you can’t go wrong. Make sure that the pledges know that they do not have to participate and can say something if they don’t feel comfortable with it.