So my frat history is a bit rusty but if I remember correctly Phi Beta Kappa was the first frat and it was actually started as an academic scholars group of sorts. How the transition happened I can't really remember but nevertheless, Sarah's not entirely wrong, but you have to know there's a difference between Greek Life in the north and in the south. In the north the frats and sororities are way more likely to get away with stuff. But here? No way. Hazing is actually banned on our campus and on most southern campuses. Doesn't prevent it from happening but if they're caught they can lose recruiting rights, booster rights, and funding for a certain amount of years. How do I know? Like two years ago there was a hazing incident on my campus that resulted in a guy drowning. The fraternity has been banned from hosting or participating in pretty much all events, they have almost no funding right now, and they haven't been able to recruit since the incident. There's rumors that they've done some "black market recruiting" which is just under the table recruiting that's against the rules but is really hard to catch.

So yeah, the south cracks down on stuff and we aren't even the most strict university. Alabama, Auburn, and Georgia are all pretty hardcore too.