Fraternities at Hopkins: Unanswered Questions
Last week, this very publication published a front-page story on fraternity hazing “allegations” at Hopkins. First, lets be real: every frat probably hazes. What we call hazing here would be considered an utter joke at “real” frat schools, but that’s beside the point. According to the Office of Student Life, “deprivation of privileges granted to other members” is considered hazing. Isn’t that what it means to be a pledge? I am not in a fraternity, so perhaps I’m mistaken. Another: “expecting new members to perform personal services to [older] members such as carrying books, cooking, cleaning etc.” Does that actually count as hazing?