Hazing

Maybe it's just because Frat/Sorority life in general sounds really dumb to me, but hazing is so unnecessary. I don't understand people who defend it (like here) because I don't see how that brings people together. I would think this would make you hate them or at least resent them. I understand that sometimes going through hell with people can bring you closer, but I think hazing is the wrong way to do that. Public service, like building houses or doing some gross job needed to benefit the community, might be a much better way to grow closer. It's safer and actually has meaning in the world. The whole alcohol part to me is the worst though, alcohol is not something to joke around with. Annually there are around 50,000 people who get alcohol poisoning (many aren't reported) and 1 in 1000 die (source). The fact that frat life and hazing involves so much alcohol is terrible, and that people die from this at frats/sororities is horrible. Hazing really does need to be stopped, but to be honest I doubt we'll ever really get rid of hazing.