What does "hazing" mean?

Question

I have a vague idea, but i'm not really sure what it is....help?

Answer 1

Hazing is a broad range of activities all used to make a person or group of persons feel uncomfortable or belittled, disguised as an activity to promote unity.  It is used by many groups around the world as an initiation rite into their teams, etc.  Some examples of hazing would include forced costumes, forced servitude, scavenger hunts, etc.  

Answer 2

It something done to people that are new to certain things.  The most well known is, the hazing that happens to college freshman, by the seniors and, juniors.

Answer 3

One - Usually part of initiations into a group of some sort. Commonly done by pooring nasty food over people, making them do humiliating things, and other ways.

Two - To Still be a little bit hazy from smoking weed. Not 100% sober.  

Answer 4

Hazing is being forced to do or endure humiliating, degrading, embarrassing or potentially dangerous stunts in order to gain membership or acceptance in an organization -- it's usually associated with fraternities and sororities, but in some high schools, the freshmen tend to undergo a mild hazing process by the upper classmen.  It's supposed to "build the bonds of brotherhood/sisterhood" but I've always wondered why you'd want to be brothers with someone who enjoys humiliating you.

There are a WIDE variety of stunts, from simple (but stupid) drinking games all the way to physical torture.  I remember during "h**l week" in my freshman year in college, my lab partner was pledging a fraternity -- they would not let the guys sleep for three days.  He came into lab and we both quickly realized that he was in no shape to be doing ANYTHING with a bunsen burner (!), so he laid down on the floor right there in the lab and slept for the entire three hours.  Stupid stuff.  

Hard-core hazing is generally forbidden nowadays, but the easy-going stuff, like having to wear a "pledge uniform", a beanie or special tie, and having to do errands, etc., for the older brothers, are still a big part of pledging for a lot of organizations.  There are others, though, that have a "no-pledging" policy.  If you want to join, and the frat/sorority wants you to join, then you're in -- no stunts.

Answer 5

Like if you're trying to join a frat or sorority, and they make you do all this dumb stuff like contests and stuff to get in. Its illegal.

Answer 6

Harassing people, sometimes it's used as initiation. It's against the rules in my school.