The purpose of the brochure public service announcement is to persuade readers to understand that the faculty of colleges, Dartmouth in particular, are ignorant to the intense hazing going on in the fraternities. The use of rhetorical questioning is used to make readers question if the administrations is taking necessary action to stop the hazing. The impact of morality in the brochure helps to determine the impact of making the right choices as apposed to the wrong ones. An allegory is evident to display the consequences of avoiding any kind of punishment towards the hazing. The appeal to the authority of the fraternities is questioned by the lack of any kind of enforcement on the hazing from the schools administration. All these rhetorical
People strive to do the right thing in life and take great pride in doing so. The forms of hazing listed on the brochure include, excessive forced drinking, harassment, humiliation, and more all are recognized as morally wrong doings. Having the morally wrong reasons evident reveals why failure to enforce any kind of regulations on the hazing is also morally wrong. The rhetorical morality is a powerful device use to impact the reader’s thoughts, because they will want to take a stand against the faculties neglect on the hazing occurring with in the fraternities. The allegory with in the brochure describes the possibility of a death being an outcome of the hazing. This is a very powerful statement used in the public service announcement that really engages the reader to understand how far hazing could possibly go if it is not stopped. The severity of this allegory is intense, and will really impact the reader to understand how truly wrong hazing can be. A death would surely reveal the threat that hazing poses to fraternity
The schools administrations are the ones who are ignoring and neglecting the threats that hazing are posing on the fraternity members. It is the schools faculty’s jobs to make sure that students receive a quality education, with that comes a safe learning and social environment. The authority in this situation is failing to do their duties of providing a safe learning environment by allowing the hazing to continue. This is used in the brochure to display how corrupt the school authority is, by not putting any effort into stopping the hazing going on with in the fraternities. This will help the readers understand the true nature of the problem and who is not doing their part to make the fraternities safe. The purpose of the brochure public service announcement is to persuade readers to understand that the faculty of colleges, Dartmouth in particular, are ignorant to the intense hazing going on in the fraternities. With the rhetorical devices of rhetorical questioning, morality, allegory, and appealing to authority the brochure creates a strong persuasive argument as to why the faculties of colleges are not providing a safe environment for fraternity
In "Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture" Ayres Boswell and Joan Z. Spade analyze the social perspective of the gendered relations in male fraternities that add to the high rate of violence against women on many college campuses. They list a host of factors that distinguish higher-risk from lower-risk atmospheres discussing the rates of rape in colleges and state how "1 out of 4 college women say they were raped or experienced an attempted rape" (217). Additionally, "1 out of 12 college men say they forced a woman to have sexual intercourse against her will" (Boswell, Spade 217). In other words Boswell and Spade indicated that the rates were high when it came down to women getting raped in colleges by men who also attended those colleges. In addition, Boswell and Spade specify in how most people are aware of rape but know very little about rape culture (Boswell, Spade 217).
Worthern has created a sincere and serious tone to persuade her audience the importance of etiquette. The use of word choices like “stand up”, “vigilant defense” and “protect” shows her passion of establishing etiquette to include the “disempowered minorities” as well as to be the “guardians of civilization” due to the positive and protective connotation of the words. She also adopts a calming and informative tone to explain the significance and historical background of maintaining a respectful environment for both students and professors instead of creating an authoritative tone to doctrine and warn the students to discontinue their improper behavior. On the other hand, Wade adopts a demanding and sarcastic tone insisting upon the reader the proper behaviors of college students through colloquial language. The use of colloquial language although is effective because Wade’s intended audience is direct to students, she begins her list of “10 Things Every College Professor Hates” by the admonitory word “Don’t” which creates a satiric mood for the whole article. Wade coerces the reader to admit and accept her argument by appealing to the audiences’ guiltiness and criticizing the audience’s behaviors in academic environment. For example, “No, you didn’t miss anything
Since 1843 there has over 200 cited college hazing deaths. Fraternities are responsible for the overwhelming majority of those deaths. That is not to say that sororities
according to the article "Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture: Why Are Some Fraternities More Dangerous Places for Women?" written by A. Ayres Boswell and Joan Z. Spade.... ... middle of paper ... ... Colleges should hold clubs such as fraternities and sports to the same level as others and be harshly punished for crimes they commit so they don't feel superior and think they can get away with rape. When the penalties are harsher and people are made an example of, then fraternities and sports in college will become safer environments.
Greek organizations are debatably the most undervalued and misconceived aspect of college campuses. Most people don’t see the benefits that fraternities and sororities bring to college campuses and their communities. Some see these organizations as large beneficial clubs and others see them as potential problems. Many of the allegations put forth by individuals that discredit the benefits and good deeds done by Greek organizations are weak justifications for their removal from college campuses. Greek organizations provide campus communities with academically responsible students, philanthropic activities and increase community involvement.
Hazing is defined as “any activity expected of someone joining a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses or endangers, regardless of the person’s willingness to participate.” (Rosner & Crow, p. ). While most states have enacted anti-hazing legislation criminalizing the act of hazing, the application of these statutes is still quite rare. Id. at 277. Most lawsuits filed for reported hazing incidents are still reviewed under federal law claims ...
Sander, Libby. "The Chronicle of Higher Education: Students Try to Break Taboo Around Social Class on Campus." BATTEN CONNECTION. ( ): n. page. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. .
CRITICS OF THE VALUE OF FRATERNITIES and sororities have considerable evidence to support detrimental aspects of membership. Advocates counter that findings represent isolated cases comparable to the same rate of incidents by nonmember students or students in other campus organizations. The continued recurrence of the argument highlights a per- sistent difficulty confronting those interested in research and practice related to fraternal involvement. North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) President and CEO Pete Smithhisler recently stated, “often, arguments both for and against the fraternity experience focus on personal experience and anecdotal information” (Pendry, 2010, para. 2). The persistence of these ar- guments was most recently affirmed in a New York Times column (2011) asking experts to comment on the question, “Should Colleges Ban Frater- nities?” Further, research about the legal risks associated with fraternities on campus has done little to convince the public of the value of such organi- zations (e.g., Elkins, Helms, & Pierson, 2003; Hennessy & Huson, 1998), neither have popular books (e.g., DeSantis, 2007; Nuwer, 2001; Robbins, 2005), nor highly trafficked websites (e.g., http://totalfratmove.com/) that showcase the detrimental aspects of membership. Yet, students continue to join.
McShane, L., and J. McDonald. "Death of Baruch College Freshman in Hazing Ritual Ruled a Homicide." NY Daily News. N.p., 14 Feb. 2014. Web. 20 May 2014.
Hazing is an issue that has attracted much attention over the last few decades. College fraternities, high school programs, professional sports, and the military have all had their fair share of attention. The military is frequently held to a higher standard than these other organizations and has developed a bit of a black eye since the 1991 “Tailhook” scandal. Motion picture portrayals like that in the 1992 film “A Few Good Men” showed the public, not inaccurately, the dark side of command sponsored hazing. Hazing is not in keeping with the high standards of conduct that the U.S. Military aims to uphold and the ethical implications of these behaviors are diverse.
So it’s common to accept any form of hazing a seniority figure found necessary to complete the bonding process when you arrive to your initial duty station. Hazing, or how they liked to formally call it as “Traditions”, is supposed to bring the group closer together. I would like to take a moment to recognize the “Stockholm Syndrome” in comparison to this statement. As such, research has shown that being subject to pain will have tremendous psychological symptoms. The victim starts feeling loyalty toward the group and eventually that feeling of abuse becomes more acceptable. Older members depart and new members fulfill those spots and the cycle just replicates its self. The abused becomes the abuser. They want to share their “Traditions” because its old fair since it happened to them. The process was designed to promote discipline and cultivates shared pride but to what extend is pain and humiliation is tolerable before someone hurts themselves? How about over 60 death reported to fraternity hazing since 2005. In perspective, that’s averages out to about 7 death a year and one related incident that could be linked to a university would bring a lot of media attention and could potentially shut a chapter
O'Donnell, Ben. "What's Right With Fraternities." Chronicle Of Higher Education 56.16 (2009): A76. Academic Search Elite. Web. 16 Nov. 2013.
...d to take more precaution in the health and safety issues of the hazed. Hazing done correctly is an excellent means of bonding a group of people so that they think and act as one, which is a necessity in certain roles. It teaches trust, responsibility, respect, and other qualities that can not be consistently met in other forms of facilitation. Constructive hazing gives individuals a drive for learning and acting in the way that is expected of them. This drive can be carried by one’s own self through their life and lead them to success. Hazing has made the military a force that protects the freedom of every individual in this country. It has also kept the fraternity system alive since the 1400s despite attempts from the church and schools to destroy them. Hazing should not be banned due to the actions of the few looking to degrade people for their own entertainment. The positive aspects of hazing can not be understated. Hazing needs to be used constructively for the betterment of the individual and society as a whole. Laws need to be made simply to punish those who use hazing to harm so the others can use hazing in a positive fashion to produce model citizens to lead this country.
I recently enlightened myself to an interesting incident in a small college in northern New York state which brought attention to a subject our country has cursed, loved and fretted about for years – that of hazing. Hazing is defined as:
More than half of college students are involved in some form of campus hazing, 73% of students participating in social fraternities and sororities have experienced at least one hazing behavior, and since 1970, there has been at least one hazing-related college death each year. Hazing is defined as humiliating and sometimes dangerous initiation rituals, especially as imposed on college students seeking membership to a fraternity or sorority. Hazing is a serious crime, with serious consequences for both the perpetrator and the victim. 46% of students in high school and college believe that the most important component of hazing is to keep the code of silence, which is what leads to injuries and death. There are many fraternities throughout the United States such as Tau Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, etc.