Title: Florida A&M University Drum Majors Hazing Death
Dear Editor,
It deeply saddens me that some organizations continue to haze individuals. The worst part is that the hazing gets so extreme that it can lead to death, which happened to a drum major at Florida A&M University. In these types of situations I don’t even know who I am more angry with, the band members who beat the drum major or the drum major for allowing them to beat him without standing up for himself.
This is a major issue among college students everywhere that want to fit in and are willing to do anything to fit in with these types of organizations. Its up to the colleges and leaders within these organizations to heavily enforce the anti-hazing rules and laws. Yet what does this say about our future leaders? That we are willing to do anything and let anyone abuse us in order to be suspected? And if we are already apart of some prestigious organization we have the right to abuse potential members to see if they are good enough to join? Parents, students, and school officials need to do a better job of being aware these issues and of telling their students their worth. No one deserves hazing in any shape or form.
Martina Long
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/02/famu-drum-majors-hazing-death_n_1470280.html?ref=college
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