IT strikes me as odd that the University of the Philippines, especially its “militant” community, is quick to point out excesses in government and in the private sector but is slow in taking action in cases of fraternity hazing.
To my mind, there is no clear justification for violence especially for those who only seek a semblance of affiliation and brotherhood in an academic community such as UP. Perhaps university officials should start to crack the whip on these fraternities, if only to show that it can serve justice to victims of hazing in the same way the university community calls for transparency and honest-to-goodness governance.
– Kjell Aboy, Bajada, Davao City, Philippines (via e-mail)
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March 1st, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Let us not generalize the GREEK Societies of UP. Not all incorporate hazing in their initiation rights. I am a UP Student and I also belong to a fraternity. My fraternity does not see the point and connection of “physical violence” and/to brotherhood; hence, the absence of hazing.
January 16th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
how we can stop the many victims of hazing is nasa government yan, the gov’t has a role also to solve this issue.. another s since we can’t avoid some fraternities of their hazing then at least we are already aware of the consequences if we we’ll still continue joining it… the issues made us aware at least that we’re not safe even in our alma mater… individual awareness is also important….
November 6th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
ganyan naman yang mga taga UP. ang tataas ng lipad, kala nila sila na ang pag asa ng bayan, wala rin naman, NGO’ng walang kwenta na may opisina sa isang bahay sa QC ang kinababagsakan. kaya dapat isara na yan. instead of producing productive citizens thru the taxpaxers money, they’re producing destructive citizens. dapat marunong silang tumanaw ng utang na loob, pera ng bayan ang ginagamit sa edukasyon nila. walang pinagkaiba sa PMA. leche!
November 5th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Whats wrong is our set up. We allow those hazings. Why not change the whole regents everytime an indication of hazing is in the offing.
November 2nd, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Fraternities should be ban in schools.