I don't understand the hazing at all. I was in a sorority at VA Tech some years ago. ALL of the sororities treated the pledges like queens. We are constantly getting little gifts, taken out for treats, and had the most fun of my life. It's a social organization. I got to meet a ton of people and had a banging…

If they disciplined her, they can't say anything. And perhaps they can't verify membership in any student organizations, but it's likely they couldn't give details because they didn't have details. Alpha Phi has no incentive to share membership details with the general public, but their HQ confirmed that she was…

As much as I despise the Greek system, legends of their hazing rituals tend to reach some pretty ridiculous heights. Almost as if the routine "beats the shit out of, starves, freezes" which happens everywhere isn't enough to make a decent story, so we end up with shit like "sits on newspapers for a lesbian check".

More likely she doesn't believe it because the more salacious the rumor about fraternity/sorority hazing, the less likely it is to actually be true, and the more likely it is to be perpetuated on the campus rumor mill by men. Were substantiated claims to come out (even something like a member calling inter/national…

This really is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen, which makes me think she was given the suitcases by someone (or some group of people) without being told what was inside. Further, it is so fucking dumb that I am actually wondering now whether she was sent in as a distraction to get caught so that someone else…

MOVE ALONG NOW I AM GOING TO A CAT HOTEL WHERE I DO MY OWN CLEANING AND LAUNDRY!!!!

exactly. I can't take this seriously — I was in Alpha Phi and was a chapter advisor for 5 years. I've heard and seen EVERYTHING. i've never in my life come across a story this salacious that actually turned out to be true. you think the sisters at Hofstra could get away with this for years with a new member class of…

cans and boxes for baby wipes, coffee, floor dusting sheets, lemonade mix, iced tea mix, a box of cat litter and a box of laundry tablets

I pledged Alpha Phi at Hofstra about 6 years ago. They never made us do anything sexual, but they mentally and physically tortured us. So that I can attest to. The worst of it for me was being kept up for days and days at a time. My grades really started to suffer when I pledged. I never obeyed or listened when they…

A recent graduate who attended Hofstra at the same time as Kazantsev told Jezebel that the final two steps of pledging in one (unnamed) sorority involved making all of the pledges remove their underwear and sit on newspapers while the older members forced them to watch lesbian porn. Anyone whose newspaper stuck to…

"A recent graduate who attended Hofstra at the same time as Kazantsev told Jezebel..."

Here's the thing. Of course it was basic feminism 101 because so many people do not understand what feminism is at all. You need to have a strong foundation to build your work upon. This was the launch of the initiative. Action will come. Right now, this is the outline.

Christianity is pretty popular right now. Judaism is smaller and a bit more exclusive, but you can't argue their pluck. Islam is the current up-and-comer. If you're looking for something more established, Hinduism is the big granddaddy of them all. If you like the idea of the world ending in Missouri, the Mormons…

Thanks-that was well written...with only a few errors-which is monumentally good in the history of covering this. I will add that Sawyer is absolutely correct about Mark & Sarah-they were very will full- and controlling of who could disseminate that message. It's a long story that really isn't good for a tiny comment…

This guy didn't even give me THIRTEEN MINUTES to respond to his message:

Children who were "beaten" won World War II,

I'm sure your 3-year old appreciated your thoughtful and detailed explanation.

Half the world thinks evolution is a myth. Many people can be very wrong.

... your argument, flawed as I believe it is, is sort of undercut by the fact you didn't even read Drew's piece? ...