Opening Statement building on areas of agreement:.
Picture this: You are walking down the hall on campus at your college or university. You pass by a row of tables and seated at the tables are a bunch of people wearing bright colored jerseys laughing and having a great time. You think to yourself man I would love to join one of those organizations but you are simply too scared. After all you have seen the movies, heard the rumors, and watched the news. Everyone knows what you have to do to get into one of those groups. There is no way that you are going to even think about it anymore, no is going to haze you or think that they are better than you. Besides you have friends already anyway. .
Statement of purpose:.
I am here today to talk to you about hazing especially in Greek organizations. As Webster states it hazing is: To persecute or harass with meaningless, difficult, or humiliating tasks or To initiate, as into a college fraternity, by exacting humiliating performances from or playing rough practical jokes upon. Many people associate the word with bad. Hazing is not all bad; there are many different forms that are completely harmless. It is said that there are many organizations that have more unity and respect because of it. .
Credibility statement:.
Having done plenty of research and being part of a sorority has helped me to understand the meaning of hazing and to notice that it's not all bad.
Transition: .
You may think that hazing is a form of brainwashing.
I. The fact is that there are not scientists in a lab hooking you up to machines and re-programming your brain. .
a. When you enter an organization there are certain rules and regulations to be followed. There are certain traditions and rituals that have been in place for many years. .
b. In order to keep secret these rituals people tend to use a form of hazing. This is to make sure that the new members realize how important the information is to the members.
Pros/Cons Chart Hazing Pros Cons 1. Hazing issues a sense of unity. 1. ... Hazing is a societal problem. ... Consequences: We should petition and increase education about hazing and about the consequences of hazing. ... Hazing can also lead to anger and hatred. ...
This survey showed students would acknowledge a wide range of hazing-type behaviors, but were most often reluctant to label them "hazing." ... Most hazing is done out of fun and games. ... People will haze regardless. ... By some it is believed that hazing is never going to be completely stopped, so alternatives just to major hazing should be used. ... Hazing means many different things to different people. ...
Hazing Athletes: A Benefit or a Burden Although hazing athletes has been thought to exist only in fraternities and the military, it is also becoming an insidious problem in athletics, especially for high school and college students. A survey conducted by Alfred University, of 325,000 athletes at ...
The truth is hazing is an issue about which all students need to learn. ... Hazing continues today due to the fact that most students think of hazing as the norm, fraternities have different views about hazing, and these organizations have different initiation methods. ... Not all types of hazing are harmful, but most are; "71% of students have one or more negative consequences resulting from hazing" (Hoover and Pullard). ... The final, and most publicized type of hazing is "Hazardous Hazing: Hazardous hazing includes actions which endanger life or mental health" (Duggan and Taylor). ... As...
Martin Luther even condoned hazing. ... Hazing has become a custom worldwide. ... If you haze, you have low self-esteem. 4. If you allow hazing to occur, you are a "hazing enabler." 5. ... Hazing needs to be stopped. ...
Hazing occurs in many groups, but none are as common as in fraternities. ... Examples of activities that are considered hazing include two major types: subtle hazing and harassment hazing. ... Hazing has become a very dangerous activity on college campuses. ... He was subjected to hazing on more than one occasion. ... There also needs to be better education about hazing, stricter laws to prevent hazing, and more intervention by administrators (StopHazing.org). ...
Ammons, will keep his position during an investigation into a student death believed to be a result of hazing despite Governor Rick Scott's orders to suspend Ammons. ... Students then came forward to the band director, Julian White, stating that Champion had been punched repeatedly during a hazing ritual (Alvarez). Bria Hunter, another band member, came forward shortly after to retell her own experience with hazing. ... White, the band director, allowed police access to several reports documenting student suspensions for hazing. ... Alumni, who have received bad rap for not taking a st...
Hazing is the imposition of strenuous or humiliating tasks as part of a program of rigorous physical training and initiation. One recent documented act of hazing was at Newtown High School in Connecticut. ...
According to a national survey entitled Initiation Rites in American High Schools conducted by faculty members at Alfred University in New York, hazing is prevalent among American high school students, and all students who join groups are at risk of being hazed. ... Let's begin by taking a closer look at the cycle of coverage since high school hazing hit the news in 1981. ... According to the Lexis-Nexis sample, the first television mention of high school hazing occurred on January 1, 1991, on "CBS This Morning". ... Radio and television mentions were generally brief incident reports...