Another long-lasting proof of the permanent nature of universities. Fraternities do horrible things in hazing ceremonies. Universities officially “disapprove” of the horrible things but nothing changes because hazing IS the purpose of a university.
Again from Max Shulman’s 1943 book ‘Barefoot Boy with Cheek:’
Memory from 1963: A sorority at K-State hazed its pledges by making them sit on dry ice. Two of the girls needed skin grafts on their butts. The sorority was “investigated” but nothing happened.
Earlier this year at Washington State, courts finally found the college liable for a hazing death in 2019, and the frat has been “suspended” as usual.
This week at Ohio State:
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A fraternity at Ohio State University has been temporarily suspended while authorities investigate a video that appears to show two panicked men engulfed in flames. A video shared on social media shows a large group of people standing outside, many wearing the school’s red and white colors, laughing and shouting while a man sits on the ground with his sweatpants on fire. He then lunges at a second person and tackles him. The second man’s clothing also catches fire, and they both roll on the ground removing their clothes as several onlookers intervene. One appears to be holding a small fire extinguisher.
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