Hazing Gone Too Far (Blog #3)

With the new semester starting, many boys are joining fraternities to get to know their school, make some friends, and make their college years memorable. Sadly for freshman Chun Michael Deng, his life was cut short due to unsafe partying. In an article by CNN, "Baruch College fraternity 'ritual' death ruled a homicide, coroner says" shares the story of Michael's tragic death. Michael was rushing for the Greek fraternity Pi Delta Psi and often in fraternities there is a ritual of "hazing" which is the act of the new fraternity rushers to do crazy acts in order to join the frat. Michael was taking part of one of the hazes called "glass ceiling". Which is the act of being blindfolded while carrying weights on your back as your frat brothers are guiding you and pushing you around. This "not-so-innocent" act got serious when Michael fell backwards and hit his head. Michael was then on life support due to trauma but was taken off and now dead.
This story took a really big interest in me because I often hear lots of stories about different acts of hazing in college fraternities. I was never one to think it was funny or acceptable. Hazing is a very serious issue in college fraternities because there are many deaths and injuries that occur that we are not aware of. I chose to write about this article because it's important for people to know the dangers of hazing. Fraternities can cause lots of peer pressure for college boys because they want to feel accepted and part of a group. But in cases like Michael, these hazes can lead to serious consequences like injuries and death. It is important for people to be aware of what is going on around college campuses and prevent these deaths from happening.