HAZY WATERS
With Panhellenic recruitment weekend just behind us at GVSU, don't forget that just because you don't see hazing doesn't mean it's not there.
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It’s that time of the year, Grand Valley State University. Sorority and fraternity life on campus just finished up their 2012 Panhellenic recruitment season, and Lakers from all walks of life are becoming part of communities that act as a catalyst for personal growth and life-long friendships.
Despite whatever stigmas are attached to the act of “going Greek” in college, the loyalty that comes along with that kind of sisterhood and brotherhood is admirable – especially in a college where Greek hazing in these communities seems virtually non-existent. But just because it seems virtually non-existent doesn’t mean that it is – there is still a very real and prevalent danger involved with college and university initiation rituals when they’re taken too far.
In a 2008 study conducted by researchers at the University of Maine and subsequently published in the 2010 National Agenda for Hazing Prevention in Education, results indicated that the vast majority of college student do not report hazing to campus officials and that college students recognize hazing as part of campus culture. The report said research reveals a “complex set of sometimes conflicting motives and emotions, which often work against the reporting of hazing incidents and support the perpetuation of this behavior.”
To us, that seems exactly on point. In college, there’s a need to belong, and an already established do-whatever-it-takes mindset that carries over from academia and manifests itself much more ominously in a social setting.
There’s a fine line between upholding tradition and perpetuating unlawful and inhumane standards – and that’s not just in the world of Greek life, but also in campus organizations across the board. The report also said that out of those surveyed, 55 percent of college students involved in clubs, teams and other extra-curricular organizations reported having been hazed.
Furthermore, nine out of 10 students who had, by definition, experienced hazing in college did not consider themselves to have been hazed at all.
This is not to say that hazing happens regularly on GVSU’s campus – so far, campus reports indicate that there is very little to no hazing at all within both Greek life and other student organizations; but this is to say that hazing can happen on GVSU’s campus, that we are not immune to an illness cultivated by years of ignorance and wrongful standards.
So as the few and the proud enter a whole new chapter of their lives this week, remember to love pledges like you love yourself.
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Pictures of the Year 2012-2013
Courtesy Photo/Joe Kargula and Erik Peterson run the Marathon leg of the Ironman Triathlon
GVL / Robert Mathews Quarterback Heath Parling (12) leading the offense past Notre Dame College.
GVL / Eric Coulter Senior Jake Isaacson placed eigth in the Spartan Invitational. Isaacson's time of 25:04 was the highest among Division II athletes.
GVL/Jessica Hollenbeck Student Senate President Jack Iott speaks to the assembly during Thursday's meeting.
Courtesy / gvsu.edu President Haas and Montcalm Community College President Robert C. Ferrentino sign the transfer agreement
Courtesy Photo/ GVSU Athletic Department Sophomore Chris Cunningham lines up a putt at a past match.
Courtesy Photo / GVSULakers.com Andrew Darrell prepares to return the serve earlier this season.
GVL / Jessica Hollenbeck President Haas cooks pancakes during Family Weekend's "Pancakes with Presidents".
GVL / Jessica Hollenbeck President Haas cooks pancakes during Family Weekend's "Pancakes with Presidents".
GVL / Archive Forward Briauna Taylor (31) chases down a lose ball in a game last season
Courtesy Photo / Dean Breest Sophomore Allyson Winchester was named the GLIAC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year after finishing first with a time of 20:48.8.
GVL / Archive GVSU's Breland Hogan rises and fires over three defenders last season.
GVL/Bo Anderson Briauna Taylor leads the fast break during a game earlier this season.
GVL / Robert Mathews Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning, James Moyer, leading a walk through of the Mary Ideam Pew Library
Courtesy Photo / GVSU DII Men's Hockey Jeremy Christopher chases down a puck during a matchup last season.
GVL / Bo Anderson Students and faculty danced under the spectacular light show in the Devos Place Ballroom
GVL / Robert Mathews Martin L�wenberg, holocaust survivor, speaking at the Genocide Awareness Night presentation in the Grand River Room.
Courtesy / Dean Breest Senior Sam Lockhart finishes her indoor career with two individual national championships in weight throw and shot put at the 2013 National Championships.
Archive / Robert Mathews Giancarlo Brugnoni (40) rounding the bases during a previous game.
GVL/Bo Anderson Seniors Christ Koppenaal, Bill Madsen, and Mitch Weber measure the exterior of the Wesley House as part of an energy audit.
GVL / Robert Mathews Senior Anthony Campanella pitching against Tiffin University during the Lakers double header.
GVL / Eric Coulter Brother Jed Smock, a member of Campus Ministry USA, speaks with fervor to a student. Many students, all with differing views, came to watch the Campus Ministry members speak.
GVL / Sean Mouton A passing walker stops to admire some recently constructed pieces of Art Prize 2012.
GVL Archive Senior Nick Gunthorpe follows through and watches his shot at the Ardenson last year. This weekend the team will be playing in South Haven.
GVL / Bo Anderson GVSU's Katie Martin points to her teammate after safely reaching second base.
GVL / Robert Mathews Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons under construction.
GVL / Archive The Grand Valley Rowing Team during Spring Training in Florida last spring.
GVL / Robert Mathews Judge Glenda Hatchett, keynote guest for Monday's King celebration, speaks in the Grand River Room in Kirkhof.
GVL / Robert Mathews Judge Glenda Hatchett, keynote guest for Monday's King celebration, speaks in the Grand River Room in Kirkhof.
Upcoming Events
All day | GVSU Women's Golf at NCAA Division II Nationals
10:30 am | Team Hope Walk for Huntington's Disease
All day | The 5th Annual Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Academy
All day | GVSU Men's Golf at NCAA Div II Championship
6:30 pm | Broadway Theatre - Anything Goes
All day | GVSU Men's Golf at NCAA Div II Championship
8:00 am | MBA Information Meeting: AM session
10:00 am | SAP Farm Stand
5:30 pm | MBA Information Meeting: PM Session
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