So it is common to accept any form of hazing towards a senior figure deemed necessary to complete the bonding process when you arrive at your initial duty station. Hazing, or as he liked to formally call it “Traditions,” is supposed to bring the group closer together. I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the “Stockholm Syndrome” with this statement. Therefore, research has shown that being subjected to pain will have enormous psychological symptoms. The victim begins to feel loyalty to the group and eventually that feeling of abuse becomes more acceptable. Older members leave and new members fulfill those points and the cycle simply replicates. The abused becomes the aggressor. They want to share their "Traditions" because it's an old fair since it happened to them. The process is designed to promote discipline and cultivate shared pride, but to what extent is pain and humiliation tolerable before someone gets hurt? How about the more than 60 reported fraternity hazing deaths since 2005? For perspective, this averages out to around 7 deaths per year and a related incident that could be linked to a university would attract a lot of media attention and potentially close a chapter