{"id":2156,"date":"2012-09-02T04:24:28","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T18:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2018-03-19T02:26:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-18T15:26:04","slug":"what-happens-during-hazing-a-neophytes-revelation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philippinesentinel.org\/?p=2156","title":{"rendered":"What happens during hazing: a neophyte’s revelation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, in the wake of what happened to Marc Andrei Marcos of San Beda College <\/strong>in the Philippines, a neophyte who requested not to be named, elaborated on his ordeal.<\/p>\n

Hitting a neophyte in his buttocks is known as standard practice in frat initiations. But the group Fratboy Alumnus joined also played it smart. They found ways to inflict pain without getting into trouble. The fraternity realized that it was a bad idea to use baseball bats or iron pipes because \u201cthat risked breaking the neophyte\u2019s legs,\u201d Fratboy Alumnus said.<\/p>\n

Instead, they used paddles. \u201cThe master swings the paddle with the full force of swinging a baseball bat,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe resulting cracking sound is distinct, and frat men would recognize it anywhere. The neophyte winces, but the swings are repeated, sometimes to spell out the full frat name. The result is an ass and hips that are literally as purple as eggplant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, this fraternity has members who are prominent politicians and professionals. Apparently, the doctors from their ranks play an important role in the initiation process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe dreaded the doctor brods because they knew how to inflict on us the depths of pain without going over our limits,\u201d Fratboy Alumnus recalled.<\/p>\n

Total Obedience<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happens after weeks of hazing?\u201d he said. \u201cUpon becoming a brod, the fear takes the form of total obedience. Frat heads hold absolute power, they cannot be disobeyed. Dare to defy the grand head, and he can give the word to have you beaten up.” <\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s the \u201ccode of silence,\u201d which Fratboy Alumnus summarized this way: \u201cEvil done by the frat or its members must remain secret \u2014 or else. Put it together: the threat of torture makes you obey a dictator and cover up the group\u2019s felonies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth is nobody would like to talk about initiations because we believed we should not be defined by that but instead [be defined by] who we represent in government, judiciary, business and many other fields and a common goal of serving the nation,\u201d he tells me.<\/p>\n

There is no doubt that many fraternity leaders and members also see themselves playing meaningful and important roles in Philippine society. Still, there\u2019s that stigma, that culture of cruelty and violence.<\/p>\n

That won\u2019t change overnight. But maybe Andrei Marcos\u2019s death can be a powerful reminder that it has to eventually.<\/p>\n

Other hazing victims<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apart from the recent death of Andrei Marcos of San Beda College, there was also Marvin Reglos of the same school who died from hazing inflicted by the Lex Leonum Fraternity. Not to be forgotten is Lennie Villa who was mauled to death by Aquila Legis Fraternity some 20 years ago. <\/p>\n

While students cannot be denied the right to associate, San Beda College authorities said that the school does not approve membership in any clandestine organization, which employs as part of its ceremonies or other practices any act that results in injury, imprudence or coercion.\u201d <\/p>\n

San Beda reiterated that recruitment and membership in such organizations were administrative and disciplinary offenses warranting suspension or expulsion from the school. It said the administration had not been remiss in forbidding and warning students against it. Hazing is a violation of Republic Act 8049 and is in fact a criminal offense. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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