Do all usc frats haze???

chapmanpanther3 · 09-30-2009, 09:06 PM

Hi I am a interested student in USC and have heard greek life is huge at usc but am not sure if I am willing to go through it all if I will be hazed..do all the frats haze or are there some that don't...would help if someone who is greek at sc could help me out! Thanks!

Taxi1113 · 10-01-2009, 12:08 AM

I can tell you that not all frats haze. One guy posted about how ATO doesn't haze anymore. I know Lambda and Phi Delt don't haze as well and I'm sure there are a few more.

Solomonm · 10-01-2009, 12:23 AM

All frats haze in some form or another. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. Now some frats may haze less than others, but trust me, they all haze.

Pledging is what.... 3 or 4 weeks in? Most of the real hazing doesn't start until around now anyways so I wouldn't take that statement with too much merit.

akalboy · 10-01-2009, 04:44 AM

Yeah, most fraternity haze to some extent. It's just how they do it and the severity that will differ from fraternity to fraternity. The only exception right now, I believe, is Fiji (Phi Gamma Delta) because it is being reestablished so they are looking to start it up, but once they have their first class, they likely will too.

EDIT: Just to clarify about Fiji. They can't really haze because the first class will not have to go through a rush semester since they're the first class.

GreekTrojan · 10-01-2009, 01:55 PM

Solomonm- Don't talk about things you have no idea about, you just sound like a moron.

Not all fraternities haze- I can say that I was not hazed once during pledge semester.

Solomonm · 10-01-2009, 05:02 PM

Right... because I've pledge 2 different fraternities at 2 different schools and have tons of friends in the greek system.... I must know NOTHING about the hazing that goes on. Don't call me a moron and insinuate that I'm uneducated on the issue when you have no clue who I am or about my background. Stop perpetuating propaganda.

Granted like I said earlier, some fraternities may not haze NEARLY as bad as others and may have a relatively light program, but they all haze in one way or another. I wouldn't let this fact dissuade anyone from joining a fraternity though. It's a very beneficial and rewarding experience. Just don't go into it thinking that you won't be hazed. That's all I'm saying.

stylar · 10-02-2009, 01:05 AM

Is Fiji legit? Worth getting into its first year? Do they have a house?

josebiwasabi · 10-02-2009, 02:34 AM

pi kappa phi (pikapp) does not haze. they used to, but they kicked off the row for it a few years back (along with some other issues). they'll be back on the row next year with a house, since the ZBT house actually belongs to pikapp.

USCarch · 10-04-2009, 07:39 AM

I'm going to have to agree with Solomonm, all the frats, or at least IFC frats haze. Just because they aren't making their pledges do the elephant walk doesnt mean they aren't hazing. They're just not doing what you'd typicaly think of as hazing. And to be honest, hazing increases the brotherhood. If there's no time commitment, then the brotherhood in the house is going to suck.

Eiffel · 10-04-2009, 10:19 AM

Do sororities haze or what? I don't know much about Greek life and will almost definitely refrain from joining, but I'm just curious how they decide whom to let into sororities.

kmzizzle · 10-04-2009, 03:25 PM

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CI180 · 10-05-2009, 07:43 PM

There's a lot of misinformation floating around in this thread.

Not all IFC fraternities haze. Theta Chi and Lambda Chi Alpha have no hazing whatsoever. Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) does haze, they just don't beat their pledges anymore--hence their claim of "no hazing", because this semester is the first time the physical aspect has been removed (somewhat).

I don't know too much about other fraternities' hazing policies. That's all I can think of offhand, I may revise this later.