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Entrance Fee of A Lifetime

1) A third-year chemical engineering student at Adamson University went missing in February 2023 and was later found buried in Imus, Cavite, believed to have died from fraternity hazing. 2) Hazing has sadly become normalized as a ticket for individuals to join fraternities, but results in physical and psychological abuse and even death. 3) Two anti-hazing laws exist but continue to be disregarded, and hazing still occurs frequently despite multiple student deaths, showing how brazen the suspects are in committing these crimes.

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Entrance Fee of A Lifetime

1) A third-year chemical engineering student at Adamson University went missing in February 2023 and was later found buried in Imus, Cavite, believed to have died from fraternity hazing. 2) Hazing has sadly become normalized as a ticket for individuals to join fraternities, but results in physical and psychological abuse and even death. 3) Two anti-hazing laws exist but continue to be disregarded, and hazing still occurs frequently despite multiple student deaths, showing how brazen the suspects are in committing these crimes.

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Entrance fee of a lifetime

Sabrina Go

John Matthew Salilig, a third-year chemical engineer student at Adamson University, was
reported missing on February 18, 2023. Three weeks later, the victim's body was discovered buried in
Imus, Cavite. The victim was thought to have died as a result of fraternity hazing, in which newcomers
are humiliated and abused in order to join the organization. Given the presence of the anti-hazing act,
the suspects' will to continue hazing is ridiculously problematic. What guts do they have to commit such
crime?

The victim intended to become a member of the Tau Gamma Phi Fraternity. It is such an irony
how even though their stated goal is to create a violence-free fraternity organization, hazing incidents
continue to occur. Hazing, which has sadly become normalized, serves as a ticket fee for individuals
seeking to join a fraternity. Newcomers face physical assault and the chance of death before even
entering the fraternity.

Republic Act 8049 and 11053 both correspond to the act of hazing. Not only one, but two laws
prohibit the stunt in the country. How brazen are these suspects to proceed with the deed, aware of the
possible consequences? There have been multiple cases of university students passing away due to the
act but it still happens continuously, with both laws being disregarded.

What's more ironic is that some members of Congress are members of the Tau Gamma
Fraternity. They have the authority to prevent hazing, yet nothing occurs. How bothersome is it that they
remain unaffected after so many deaths? Those in Congress should be the first to prohibit this type of
act; they serve the people but allow this to happen.

What is the purpose of hazing in the first place? It only brings danger, wounds, and even death.
Is it to put them to the test? If that's the case, how did it get to this point? Or perhaps it is done to test
their devotion, but if so, why not sign a contract? There is no purpose in enabling hazing to occur; what
good justification is there? A fraternity should function as an organization to safeguard its members
rather than to expose them to threat.

Hazing defeats the very point of joining a fraternity. When, instead of feeling secure and
guarded, terror overcomes considering the dangers that await. There are laws governing the act, and the
government should rigorously enforce them. Fraternities should fulfill their mission without charging a
life-worth fee. Hazing should end, and justice must be served.#

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