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Let's Do Greek – Greek Week 2008

By Christine Nelson September 15, 2008

Let’s Do Greek: Greek Week 2008
C.U. Works to Eliminate Hazing in Greek System

By Ben Eisen February 6, 2008

After a mass meeting of Cornell students on Oct. 17, 1901, the University decided to eliminate fraternity hazing for good. An article in The New York Times reported, “rushees attended by personal injuries have been frequent, and students have been taken by force to gatherings where they were made the sport of the throng. [Cornell] President Schurman regards the latter practice as interfering with the rights of the students, and says that the practice must be stopped.”

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