Topic: Gatchalian: Legalize Frats, Stop Deadly Hazing

[BlueAlphaZero]

In the wake of Guillo Servando's death during fraternity initiation rites, Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian (Valenzuela City) called on all schools to formally recognize fraternities and sororities as school organizations in order to keep a closer watch on their activities and hopefully put an end to the list of deaths caused by hazing.

http://manilastandardtoday.com/2014/07/01/-legalize-frats-stop-deadly-hazing-

Servando's fellow students from De La Salle - College of St. Benilde's held a candle-lighting ceremony yesterday morning under the auspices of the Student Council Alliance of the Philippines to mourn his tragic end and to demand that the Anti-Hazing Law be enforced more strictly by authorities.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/368092/news/metromanila/benilde-students-gather-for-candle-lighting-vs-frat-related-violence

Meanwhile, Lorenzo Lapak, spokesperson for Tau Gamma Phi, said that their organization was conducting its own investigation into the fatal initiation ceremony. The suspects behind Servando's death are believed to be members of Tau Gamma, although Lapak declined to confirm this claim.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/368191/news/metromanila/tau-gamma-phi-has-own-probe-of-servando-death

[kenji_kulet]

I feel like taking out Hazing in a frat group is so impossible , lahat ng mga members dumadaan sa Hazing

even here in US they have Hazing rituals even the school recognize their group

[bodieph]

mas lalo lang magiging prevalent yan pag nalegalize kasi pag legal na lahat na pwede na magtayo ng sarili nilang frat/sorority

sa DLSU,may clause yan pag pasok mo sa school pag naging member ka ng frat, you will be expelled. pero syempre meron pa rin iba na sumasali pero konte lang since expulsion nga ang hatong pag nahuli. in this case, im pretty sure may mga ma-expel dito sa mga involved na students

[gotenks]

Fraternities in the US only exist in the colleges and universities and they don't do no gang type activities or hazing,they could be expelled out of school. Joining the fraternities and sororities advantage of course is the party every Friday and Saturday in a safe environment at the frat house but the same fraternities and sororities had to earn their keep for doing lots of charitable causes inside the school and also outside activities they really give their time and energy for their causes.

[dweizz]

kalokohan... may batas na tayo diyan... kung pumatay ka ng tao, kulong

[d_sinner78]

kalokohan... may batas na tayo diyan... kung pumatay ka ng tao, kulong

Don't be misled by the title. Walang kailangang 'i-legalize' sa fraternities. What the article actually says e irecognize dapat ng colleges and universities ung mga frat para pwede nilang pagbawalan ung mga frat na mag-hazing.

But then again, kung ginagawa na nila yan ngayong bawal ang frats, I don't see how recognizing them will make a difference. A lot of frats are not constrained by school boundaries.

[maniac2999]

Mas magandang 0 tolerance for Hazing, regardless kung frat related o hindi, gawing capital punsihment agad para di na gayahin.  May mga organization nga sa mga school na may hazing , though palo lang usually at panghaharass ginagawa para sa initiation/application.

[Idiot]

may mga school and university  na they tolerate frats and sorority

may school na bawal talaga dahil may dahilan

even sa isang Prestigious Military School e talamak ang hazing

kahit ano pang gawin nila legal or illegal, recognizes or not recognizes kung talagang gustong mang-hazing ang isang grupo sa labas ng school or sa loob

magagawa nila at magagawa nila

[-=Kurabo=-]

halos iisa lang common scenario sa mga namatay sa hazing, pagkatapos ng initiation ay nagiinom,kumakain at may nagswswimming pa. Una kapag tapos ng initiation bawal lahat yun at kung pwede lang cotton lang ng may tubig para di mauhaw kaso ang iba nagiinitiation lang pero di ata alam epekto. Hindi mawawala ang hazing kasi kahit PMA meron niyan kaso kung mga frat lang naman pwede naman kahit walang palo.