Dear College of Saint Benilde,
In the University Mall, next to my alma mater, DLSU, I once saw a 6-foot fratboy punch a much smaller guy in the face. Immediately after, he ran to his “brothers” excited to show them his hand, red and bleeding from a small wound, because the tooth of the guy he punched grazed his knuckles. He rushed to his brethren and said, “May sinapak ako! May sinapak ako!” Then, everyone got excited and they grouped up, around 8 of them, and they surrounded 3 guys to tell them, “Ano, babalik pa kayo? Babalik pa kayo?”
A fratboy once saw me laugh with his “brother’s” ex-girlfriend as I was walking next to her, a classmate of mine, from the smoking area to our class. Later, six people surrounded me around L. Guinto street, and I was randomly accused of “talking shit” about her ex. Whenever I denied it, one of them would slap me across the face and call me a liar, until I said, “Yeah. I was talking shit,” at which point I was sucker punched by the ex. Then, they left.
Here’s what I want you to know, people join fraternities for two main reasons: they want to satisfy their need to belong, or they don’t want to be bullied. Between those reasons, the latter is a more deciding factor.
In my high school, around 3-5 students in each section was a member of the same fraternity. Either you were one of them, or you weren’t. My classmates who were bullied by fratboys ended up joining the fraternities that bullied them. Almost overnight, the bullied is suddenly the one doing bullying. To be honest, the only thing that stopped me from joining a fraternity in high school is the fact that I was a member of the Taekwondo varsity team and the soccer club. It would have been impossible for me to train with injured legs. Otherwise, I might have joined.
I have been invited to join fraternities althroughout my academic life – from elementary to college. I’ve had friends who were fratboys, and friends who have been assaulted, bullied, extorted, sexually assaulted, and intimidated by fratboys.
At the end of the day, regardless of what bullshit excuses fraternities make for why one should join their “brotherhood,” fraternities are about violence. The currency of fraternities is violence: violence you are willing to commit (for a brother, a turf, a reputation), violence you are willing to endure (hazing, sexual coercion, institutionalized rape), and violence that you want to avoid (bullying, etc.).
The initiation rites of these organizations is not the only problem with fraternities. Hazing is just a natural element of a culture that functions through violence.
The site insidehazing.com explains that hazing is a rite executed to determine who’s “fit” enough to join the group. Furthermore, the site explains that the purpose of joining such a group “is for protection from outsiders; and by joining, one is assuming that the members of the same group will be protective towards one another.”
There are many studies that attempt to explain the nature of and logic behind hazing:
It creates cohesiveness within a group – you’re definitely going to bond with someone you spent an evening paralyzed from the waist down with. You’ve gone through the same trauma. You and a “brother” both know what it took for the other to survive the ordeal, etcetera, etcetera.
It’s designed as a slippery slope. An initiate’s willingness to consent to torture does not happen overnight. It happens over a period of weeks. An initiate’s tolerance for abuse gradually increases, in small increments, as he or she is assigned mundane tasks (cleaning, homework) at the beginning, but later escalates to more extreme forms of dehumanization. As mentioned in an article called, “The Psychology of Hazing,” “Even when we realize that we may find ourselves in the midst of hazing rituals, we may not step away because giving up at this point may feel like a sunk cost. We’ve already put in effort that we cannot get back, so isn’t it better to keep going than to feel like it was all for nothing?”
Another purpose of hazing is to destroy a person’s sense of self-worth through systematic abuse. After suffering through the humiliations you are forced to endure, you start to feel that the only people who can understand you are those who went through the same suffering – those who were spat on, beat, paddled, and sexually assaulted.
Sexual violence is one of the hallmarks of fraternity culture. Stacey Copper and Elizabeth Grauerholz conducted a study called, “Sexual Victimization Among Sorority Women: Exploring the Link Between Sexual Violence and Institutional Practices.” In that study they learned that, “24% experienced attempted rape, and 17% were victims of completed rape. Almost half of the rapes occured in a fraternity house, and over half occured either during a fraternity function or was perpetrated by a fraternity member.” Even in the Philippines, it’s not unusual for sorority members and initiates to be “gifted” to members of a brother fraternity.
When I was in high school, I was warned by a friend, a “brother,” not to court a girl, because many “brothers” already had their way with her as part of her initiation. They called it “hirap o sarap,” an institutionalized form of sexual abuse where an initiate is given the option to suffer physical injuries or provide sexual favors.
In many cases, these arrangements, these assaults happen in the presence of “sisters” and “brothers.” I don’t have intimate knowledge about fraternity logic, but I do know that most people consider it wrong to sexually assault your “sister,” or to watch your “sister,” get sexually assaulted by your “brother.”
Arguing for or against violent hazing rituals is pointless. It’s a moot point. Even the most naive freshmen know that there’s something wrong with being tortured for hours, or being coerced to fuck, and no one thinks that these are pleasant experiences. The question we should be asking is, “Why would anyone willingly endure hours of pain?”
The answer is simple: They are willing to endure a few hours of pain, in the hope that they could avoid years of pain.
Fraternities, despite all the negative consequences they cause young people, provide members with the illusion of safety. They are “supposedly” there to provide a young individual with everything his family, his community, and his school has failed to provide: security and a sense of belonging. The truth is, being accepted by, and being a member of, a group that has a reputation for violence immediately exempts one from being bullied.
Although fraternities have varied mission/vision statements, no one really cares what those are. A young person joins a fraternity because he doesn’t want to be beat up by a fraternity, without being able to retaliate. Violence is an issue schools have failed to address for decades.
The institutions that are supposed to protect the student can’t do its job properly, so young people are forced to look for alternatives. I mean, what statement did you, the prestigious College of Saint Benilde, release after another death due to hazing?
Well, you offered some very cheesy and useless advice:
“Brotherly Care not Brutal Hazings
and Real Friendships not Ruthless Frats.
Therefore, choose God not Gangs.”
Really? That’s your solution? Choosing God? When a kid gets his ass kicked over some dumb shit that probably involves women, money, or territory, it’s not God who helps him out; it’s his gang.
As much as you would like to pretend that your God, being the ultimate bully, will protect your students or retaliate on their behalf, He won’t be around when your students are mocked and humiliated by their peers. God won’t be around when your students are extorted and intimidated. Where I came from, gangs and fraternities provided confused, suffering, depressed, frustrated, young people the illusion of sanctuary from violence, something that this your invisible God couldn’t provide.
God wasn’t around when Guillo Servando was killed. No one was around; not his gang, not his school, not CSB’s God.
No one warned Guillo Servando about how fraternities used systematic violence to reduce his sense of self-worth and increase his dependence on the organization. No one told Guillo Servando what he could do if he made the mistake of joining a fraternity and wanted to withdraw from his initiation. No one told Guillo Servando that they could help him or protect him from those who threatened him when he wanted to quit. That’s your God’s job, right? Well, He’s not doing it, and neither are you.
There are all of these articles saying the same shit they’ve been saying for decades: “Hazing is dangerous.”
DUH.
Everyone knows that, and you’re missing the point. The point is that some kids think that joining a fraternity, with all its brutal initiation rites, is safer than going to school without one. That’s what you have to fix. CSB, in all honesty, “your house” does not have the structure to eradicate the institutionalized abuse happening in your own backyard. And the half-assed approach of encouraging students to “choose God” is not going to improve your odds.
*Addendum (July 10, 2014):
My response to some of the comments are found here — “On the Hazing Article: A General Response to Comments“
The first part of this article was alright; It was interesting to know what the writer’s experiences and insights about fraternities are. He then lost it when he started blaming the school itself. The school has placed enough security measures to at least dissuade the students to join fraternities and prevent incidents happening on campus. It is not the institution’s fault when things like this happen outside. This article then, was nothing more than ranting against CSB.
My say on the issue: Be wise when choosing who you’re with. Joining a fraternity is not mandatory. Surround yourself with the right people, and you’ll be alright.
Know the facts dude! Every student of CSB and DLSU are obliged to sign a waiver before enrolling stating that they are not allowed to join or currently involved in any fraternities. If they will be caught participating in fraternities then they are subject for expulsion. I also advice you to read the papers before signing. May God bless you!
Ignorant
I just don’t agree with your statement that God wasn’t around when all those bad things happened. God is always there. He is sovereign. Evil things happen because humans forget kindness and goodness. It’s not because its the absence of God but much more absence of goodness in one’s heart.
You may think just because you posted this on a free thinking kind of website that you shouldn’t feel bad about what you just weote. To generalize my fucking school like that is to generalize that this is a hopeless case.
DO NOT LOOK DOWN ON MY SCHOOL DICKHEAD!!!!
I don’t fucking care if you’re from DLSU I am a BENILDEAN and we are supposed to be BROTHERS. You don’t take that kind of tragedy and turn it into a hate letter like this! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT.
What kind of La Sallian wouldn’t know about the Fraternities going around Taft?! Do you HONESTLY think that it ONLY happens in CSB?
Guillo was a close friend of my Best friend SHE CRIED HER ASS OFF YOU HAVE NO FUCKING RIGHT TO TALK SHIT ABOUT A TRAGEDY YOU ASSHOLE!
Benilde made us sign things that could get us expelled if we joined a fraternity. In this case it is always a matter of the person’s choice.
ALWAYS.
Let me be clear: BLAME MY SCHOOL AGAIN AND I WON’T BE THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL PUT YOU DOWN FOR YOUR INDECENCY
So Benilde is supposed to be immune from criticism because it hurts your feelings? Also it’s funny how some people see this as a DLSU vs Benilde thing, it seems like they can’t imagine someone criticizing their own alma matter and are missing the point entirely.
The main point of the article was that people subject themselves to abuse in order to join fraternities because the institutions that are supposed to provide them with security and a sense of belonging fail to do so. (not just the school but the government, the family and the community.) Benilde is the main focus simply because that is where the latest incident took place. It’s absurd that someone would read this ad simply come away with “This asshole criticized my school. How dare he.”
This level of school pride is not healthy to say the least. Maybe you should chill down a little.
2 words for this idiot “BOBO Ka!” …and everybody says amen!
WTH ARE YOU CALLING TAU-GAMMA AS A FRATERNITY? IT’S JUST A GANG AND A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE SO CALLED FRATERNITIES. IN THE U.S FRATERNITIES ARE MORE ON PARTYING AND SEX. UNLIKE THIS STUPID “SO CALLED FRATS” THAT PRACTICE HAZING.
Dude, Tau gamma IS A FRATERNITY.
but tau gamma has certain chapters, such as CSB/DLSU chapter and there are those who’re just considered a gang and not a fraternity, although they are closely connected to the tau gamma frat.
-according to a friend who has friends who’s a member of tau gamma
Teka lang pare, I’m from CSB (Transferred from DLSU. I know, I’m part of THAT stereotype), parang di mo alam na CSB and DLSU are from the same religious affiliation, same beliefs, same values. Oo ibang institution pero same Lasallian Brotherhood lang naman yan ha, so ano tong “your God” na talk na to?
I’m just here to read the comments.
Eh, putang ina ba’t ka nag-comment. Ang taba ng utak mo!!!
People in the comment section. Don’t judge! The site is called “Filipinofreethinkers” so I guess they can write whatever they feel or think about in this site. Next, he may be acquainted or close to the victim and feels that CSB’s statement did not really justify anything regarding the case and that he may be emotional due to the fact that someone he knew passed away. I believe some of you have a God to believe in right? It is said in Matthew 7:1 to not judge but you are all clearly judging this man. I’m not religious nor I believe in one but I think those who are should live up to their own expectations. If don’t like the article then why not write your own stating what you think is right?
How shall I say this… I am 19 years old and I was born in the States. I decided to attend college in the Philippines… Having only been here for a couple of months BUT been coming here since I was born, I’ve gotten used to the culture and now I’m trying to adjust and find my way in the good ol mother country haha I go to CSB myself and its only my first year here… Completely different than back home.. I don’t know the deceased but his poor judgement was no ones but his own… As for the fraternities.. There exist in a majority of educational systems throughout the 7 continents.. We can’t “ban” it like the CSB rulebook says but we have the power to make our own decisions… On his part.. He chose his own fate
Blaming the victim mentality isn’t going to help anyone for sure.
It’s that kind of mentality that contributes to the system.
Guys dont be too harsh.. The guy who made this article did have good points about the unecessary violence of hazing.. I mean if they did not bat him to death, he would still be alive today.. The person whacking the shit out of him probably had issues. Yes, most of todays leaders are fratmen but, frats back then are definitely different from today. Mr. Dude who made this article, I believe that you went a little off course with your “letter”. First of all, dont blame our GOD. You dont know how many troubled teenagers we saved by making them choose God and not the street life. Second, dont blame CSB coz no matter what CSB does,or any school for that matter, they will not be able to stop these from happening. Guillo Sarvendo chose this path, obviously he chose wrong and suffered the consequences. But your points about today’s purpose of fraternities and too much violence is indeed true..
si Mo Twister ka ba? BOBO MO KASI
I think it would be better if you did include a concrete plan to prevent the said incident. Walk the talk. Don’t just say your thoughts, try to have your input there and let’s see if your lines of action would block fraternities.
I understand that all the Filipinos want about the Student Hazing incident in Benilde is to find the people responsible in the event. Now, a lot of people is blaming for the apparent lack of actions of the school.
You have written an article about this incident and I would say that it is immature and poorly concluded. The article pointed out only on the side of the hopeless student. You wanted the school to make actions to prevent fraternities and violence. Do we really have the power to do so? If your alma mater, which is in the same La Sallian environment , experienced the same incident, will it not do the same? The thing is, they would likely do the same, because neither both of our school has the right to hunt down these criminals. Every CSB and DLSU students agreed over a contract that they should not be part of these organizations.
When it happened to the Daniel Lorenzo Jacinto from Mapua Institute of Technology, what did their school do? Nothing. It is because it is not the school’s responsibility at all. It is the student’s option to join the non-sensible organization. CSB did not lack to advise the students to join these clubs, which is the true protection of the school from those violent animals.
Look at the bigger picture, and don’t criticize the school for having a God. It seems like you made the article just to blame someone and just write about the issue. I hope you have respect on your creed as a journalist, if you count yourself as one.
Instead of joining frats. Join the community service! Cheers!
I pretty much agree with 90% of what you’re saying, except for the fact that you included the name of the school. The college does not promote nor recognize fraternities and sororities, so the fault does not fall on the school.
Yes, not every one believes in God, and he isn’t physically available when you need him to be. He won’t be there to beat up your bullies, but he gives you wisdom beforehand, to think wisely before getting yourself in trouble.
The writer is a freethinker. Respect his/her perspective. I agree what the guy said about what’s what about frat, but personally everybody has a flaw. The school (CSB) and other every school is doing the best they can, and as of many school that I heard, CSB has walking gaurds, clothed with casual attire (as of many say and met). But of course not every street, nor corners cannot be monitored around the area and perimeter of the campuses. the CSB borther’s are saying is put “God” first. Yes he is not there or what so ever, because the student made his/her own decision. They want student to see that the values of God and the school is a good thing and will make your life great. But of course, every single one of us is different. If the writer is so much to question as his words of “Advice”, well it’s not helping. Freethinkers are given their own freedom and enjoy their own perspective and right belief. I respect that. I just do hope that the writer has even a respect to the school and other school out there. We commit mistakes and mistakes are dreadful. We learn and learn. We try our very best and the school to communicate to the students and the youth what’s right. Instead the writer and the others are instrumenting and just worsening the problem, why don’t we give a solution? You know, even though I don’ see my God, I still want to believe at something or someone instead of believing at nothing. I’m no sacred to my religion and I am quite liberated by mind and actions, but I know my faith and myself without it(if ever). Again please give solutions instead of arguments. Stay safe and enjoy life
Makes my blood boil just thinking about the stupidity of the whole frat violence thing. some brotherhood huh? I have a friend who joined a famous frat in our university only because he was afraid of declining. He said that if you decline (now that you’ve attended the orientation), you’ll be in danger. I got to talk to him after a year saying he wanted out. He hid himself from his ‘brothers’ for a year. It’s a good thing they didn’t hate him as much.
Very informative and well written article. Except perhaps the last part though where you blamed the school and even God. I disagree with that, as I do believe that if you really have God in your life, you’ll hesitate to sin. Yes, you’ll still sin, but there will be a struggle/hesitation every time.
And no, I’m not talking about religion and no to gay people and stuff.
too all of you who talks a lot of crap, and feel that they’re superior above all others, beware of what you do and act, we are really pissed of you people who are spoiled brat and ill mannered, always remember this. We don’t forgive, we don’t forget, expect us.
I don’t know about any of you, but I’ve been in the DLSU/DLS-CSB system for something like 6 years now. I have not felt the presence of frats or have had any friends that have immediately been affected by them. Whether this was due to the notarized sheet of paper that we were all required to sign, or if it’s because I do try to hang out with nice respectable people, or if it was because of any divine intervention, I can’t really say (as I’m not an overtly religious Catholic either). What I do think CSB is trying to say with their open letter to the frats and student body is to consider the Christian teachings of brotherhood towards all fellow man, and not specifically of brotherhood to one group of people in particular, when confronted with the invitation to join a fraternity. Like you’ve said, violence in hazing is not news to anyone, and we’re all aware of that, but some of us here aren’t as strong as the others and probably need a bit more of a push to stay on the right path.
I also don’t want to get into a long-winded argument about how God supposedly wasn’t there when the kid was being hazed, because it’s tantamount to saying that God approves of this sort of behavior and lets people get away with it. This is best brought up in your religion class, but God also gave humans a little something called free will. God lets people decide for themselves what they want to do with themselves whether it’s to worship him or if it’s to smack people a good one in the name of brotherhood. Servando seems to have chosen to subject himself to the latter, and we all know what happened after that.
I don’t think CSB could have done anything about the incident. I don’t believe it’s in their power or in their rights to police students during their free time, especially outside the campus, in the name of stopping hazing. But I don’t think it’s their fault either, and I agree with the other comments saying that if anyone’s at fault, it’s the fraternities with their culture of violence and the fault of Servando himself for submitting himself to their whims.
One thing I do know is that if you play your cards right, whether it’s at DLSU or at CSB, you CAN be safe. You don’t NEED a frat to be safe. The only violent incident I’ve ever suffered at remotely involving DLSU or CSB was when I got held up in a jeepney on the way home from class and I highly doubt that had anything to do with the frats. College is supposed to be a fresh start for kids, and I like to believe that every kid has it in him to be able to make friends and to talk to people like their parents, siblings, friends and profs about their problems, without necessarily having to join a frat in order to deal with them. College isn’t and shouldn’t be about violence or being required to be part of an organizational hierarchy of “brothers”, and that’s certainly not the case at DLSU or CSB. But I can’t speak for every kid that walks through our doors that might need the extra helping hand. What I can say though is that before consulting God or a frat brother about making friends and fitting in college, it might be a better solution to bring it up with people you can already trust like your parents, siblings or high school friends. Everyone has people that are willing to help if you reach out to them, and as a person that has lost his way, I know that CSB does have people like these that are not necessarily brothers in the Jesuit nor the fraternity sense of the word.
Forgive my rambling, but more than trying to blame people or organizations for what happened to Servando, we should be encouraging people to stand up for themselves and to reach out to others when in need of help.
PREACH!!! ATLAST SOMEONE WHO HAS SENSE. MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
*EVERYONE ESPECIALLY MR. FREETHINKER PLEASE READ HIS/HER COMMENT TO BRING SENSE BACK TO OUR/YOUR BRAIN*
Alam mo ba pinagsasabi mo?
pano kayo lalapitan ng diyos eh mga wala pala kayong utak eh!
Kayo pumili niyan di na kasalanan ng diyos yan kung gagawa kayo ng kalokohan na ikamamatay nyo.
di mo nga maramdamam ang presence niya kasi ayaw nyo siyang makasama dahil kayo na rin ang gumagawa ng paraan para layuan ka nila ok kaya wag na kayo sumali sa mga ganyan mga wala namang kwenta yang mga yan!
There’s a lot of prejudice on this article. I suggest that you read a little of history and philosophy, specifically, before and after the fall of mycenaean civilization to get an understanding about the greek mindset. Culture is also one factor why you’re looking at the fraternities here in the Philippines in that way, most of the Filipinos are really “mahambog” by nature and it’s hard to remove that on their personality. If you go to other country, you’ll see an organized and more controlled organizations that really helps and serves their country/fellowmen well. Furthermore, you just placed yourself on a contrived situation here.
I do not approve of your sacrilegious stupidity.
BALIW!
CSB is half school and half sanctuary for madness
CSB’s composed of studious students but also students who prefer vices and making tambay over school and just cheat to graduate.
And the same thing goes with the other universities and colleges no matter how people call certain schools “prestige” or “respectful” because of the name, what’s happening under the radar will always be different.
No one is to blame.Have peace.In mind and soul.
Oh please, the “secretary” of that fraternity is from your Alma Mater-DLSU
Bobo gumawa nitong letter na to. Napaka babaw ng rason mo tanga ka . Bakit mo sinisisi sa school ang nangyari and pati ang Diyos idinamay mo pa? Kaya nga binigyan ang isang tao ng utak para makapag isip ng tama, at paminsan minsan naman gmitin sa tama. Ang dali mong sabihin mga suggestions mo, eh ikaw na gumawa ng letter na yan, may solusyon ka ba bilang “taekwondo player” na solution para makatulong sa kapwa tao mo? o sadyang mayabang ka lang kasi nag “tataekwondo” ka?
This is bullshit. Sorry not sorry. Like for reals. When you go in Benilde, at the first day at frosh orientation you are warned of the evils of joining a frat and what will happen if you join a frat (being expelled etc) plus you are asked to sign a waiver that you will A. Not Join a frat B. If you join a frat you are expelled
Sad that the dude died but honestly,,, nasa tao yun. It was his choice. He knew what could happen. We all grew up with the thoughts of hazing=fraternity and vice versa. We all know what can happen. As you take that risk, it is you in your sane mind acting, and not because of the school.
Frat culture is not existent in Benilde’s culture/heritage. Meron mang sumasali sa frat but they are part of we can call as the fringe culture.
True, benilde should impose added measurements to ensure that frats does not permeate the culture but honestly, kahit anong gawin ng institution .. if the person chooses to otherwise, then well……. we can’t do anything about it.
This is not a matter of hugas kamay (the waiver). This is more of the consequences of one’s action.
attention whore.
NAPAKA KITID NG UTAK MO. MAMATAY KA NALANG SANA
wag naman…pwede na masalubsob yung paa nya or matinik ng isada ng 1 linggo!
Your parents pay 50K+ a trimester so that you can have a nice environment. Come on, we CSB students have the best infrastructure and tools provided. I am a transferee from a not-so-well-known college and I learned to appreciate what CSB has provided us….
and now you join gangs instead of borrowing books in the library and doing something else like pursue a hobby or some sort.
I was also harassed randomly by a fratboy. It sure helps their ego when they step on a stranger’s pride… but come on! I also declined frat invites and all that. I prefer to look for a barkada or tambaymates.
Then the writer blames God… oh well, maybe he’s taken it too far but this guy does have a point though. Let’s not be too quick to bash other people out.
And the school’s staff are powerless either. They care more about maintaining the school’s reputation rather than protecting your bullied ass. :)) Still, they are the best educators your parents’ hard-earned money can offer.
In short, it’s your life. That’s what college is supposed to be. It’s an epitome of what real world awaits. The kid made his decision… but still the fratboys shouldn’t have killed either.
This world is too far from being perfect. Taft Avenue alone isn’t too. :))
Drop the high school behavior bullshit and focus on being productive and innovative. I was bullied too sometimes, both online and inside the classroom in benilde for being too bright(… yes I am!)
It never ends alright, but you can always outsmart them… but not by being a bully yourself.
Just get some friends… Let them respect you. Always remember that you are not alone.
and… just always be cool. You’ll figure something out sooner when you’re cool!
I think you’re just posting this shit of an article to get some attention. You should just delete this because it’s stupid as fuck.
BOBO ka ba? anong walang sistema? Pag kasali ka sa FRAT, tanggal ka sa BENILDE, KICK OUT KA! hindi kasalan ng school ito, walang kinalaman ang DIYOS dito, ang babaw mo! nag-aral ba ka ba?
may nabanggit siya tungkol sa bullying???
TOMOH!!!!
Lol this person is stupid on so many levels… Looks more like the person is just trying to hurt someone rather than making a logical work. You say you’re from DLSU? Didn’t know DLSU students actually bought their way in college now.
fapmate ko po sya wag nyu syang husgahan mga popil
You’re talking as if CSB is a place where evil is exempted; that fraternities or sororities should be totally eradicated from its premises. Tell me, is your alma matter, CSB’s sister school, totally purged of such violence? Could you proudly say that hazing, bullying, and violence do not exist in your school? I am not here for CSB’s defense, mind you, but rather to remind you to be careful of what and where you write your rants. (Yes, rant not letter) It seems that you harbor some sort of hatred or loathing for CSB and figured this was an opportune moment to express it, probably hoping for some sort of empathy from others; a probable outlet for narcissism. This is an insult to those actually hurt by the incident, to those who actually have viable, more substantial thoughts on the matter.
I hate that I’m feeding you the attention you crave so blatantly in this post but some things are meant to be said.
Your opinions, unfortunately, are not.
Ill keep it short because I dont like arguing with stupid people. Firstly, that was a stupid and dumb article. Don’t ever bring God that he aint doin his job. He does his job. He’s always done hsi job. But that’s why we have a choice. Choice to join something stupid or a choice to mind your own life and and be smart enough to avoid those frats. THERE’S ALWAYS A CHOICE. God is watching us. All of us. I’m not the holiest man but I believe in him. So suck your words and put them back where they belong. He’s watching you boy. You may not see him watching you. But he is.
I find it depressing that a lot of people are categorizing fratmen as hungry bloodthirsty good for nothing delinquents, despite the fact that most of the politically powerful people in our country are fratmen.
Yun nga problema eh. Naging politicians mga power hungry fratmen.
I find it depressing you think most of our politically powerful people are not hungry bloodthirsty people who are full of shit. 😀
Exactly.
Now I know how the big bullies started as baby bullies.
It’s a never-ending cycle.
Clearly it’s not enough to get rid of those who are in power now; they will simply be replaced by a fresher set yet.
Everything has to be taken down and rebuilt from the ground up.
Puro ka reklamo. Why, do you even have the answer to the problem? And who’s your God para magsalita ka ng ganyan? You don’t believe in Him? People have their own choice; their choice of freedom or slavery. SADLY, lots of people like you are LOST. That’s why try to seek Him first before posting articles like this that doesn’t even contribute to the society. Kung wala kang maitutulong tumahimik ka nalang. Don’t be a know it all dumbass guy.
YOUR ARTICLE MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL. BASURA ANG LAMAN. DELETE MO NALANG.
haha.. tama!
join pokemon fraternity
hey dumbasses, it’s not CSB’s fault if this kind of shit happens, may mga tarantadong studyante lang talaga. Stop blaming the school. Eh gago yung studyante eh, bakit? nag palaki ba sa bata yung CSB? dein naman eh. besides, whatever happened it was no one’s fault other than the deceased(sorry to say and deepest condolences) pero wala eh, these kinds of things happens, the best way to prevent this is just probably not being a dumbass and don’t join what you can’t handle.
It seems the author thinks that frats in CSB didn’t originally come from DLSU. I guess that’s why the article is in a half-assed “news” site.
Word! Couldnt agree more!
The school has taken steps to prevent the existence and activities of unrecognized groups in the campus. This was reaffirmed through President and Chancellor Dennis Magbanua’s letter in http://delasalle.ph/news/2014/7/4/a-letter-from-b… and legally via the Notarized Non-Fraternity Contract (http://www.benilde.edu.ph/cgi-bin/admissions/docs/List%20of%20Confirmation%20Requirements%20_Frosh%20Regular.pdf) which is a requirement for each student before day 1 of classes.
So, if the religious tone of his letter was not enough then the mandatory ‘join a frat and you can be expelled’ contact should be. (Note sections 7.6.1.24 and 7.7.1 in http://we.benilde.edu.ph/images/studmanual/FINAL%…
“CSB, in all honesty, “your house” does not have the structure to eradicate the institutionalized abuse happening in your own backyard.” – No school has. It would be bothersome to see student swat teams patrolling and prodding other students just to weed out frat members in campus or our backyard. Can you show me a school with an such a zeal and inquisition for this cause?
No school wants an issue like this. You’re selectively barking up the wrong tree and not resolving the cause of the issue. Other schools have had hazing issues(for example http://www.rappler.com/nation/62684-up-president-… so I’m waiting if CSB has been single out for your purpose or will you be continuing to write about hazing in other schools too. CSB’s stand was against such violent fraternities which was why they were not allowed in the campus. Please redirect your words to the fraternities that caused the issue not the school, the family, and the students. Persuade them that such violence is not necessary and illegal.
People who join frats think they will be protected so that they can bully others. Frats group themselves because they are weak and scared
pretty much one sided
Some truths and some other half-truths to this opinion I think.
you are fucking stupid. not all of the members of the frat came from csb :))) some are even from dlsu. BOBO.
“CSB doesn not have the structure to eradicate the institutionalized abuse happening in your own backyard. And the half-assed approach of encouraging students to “choose God” is not going to improve your odds.”
So if a student has been a member of a frat since high school, it’s still CSB’s fault that they do not HAVE the structure to eradicate abuse….
If a student finds that they belong with their so-called brothers, and that these “brothers” shall protect them, is it really any institution’s fault??!
How about the victim’s family? What role do they play in this scheme?
Is it just the school’s RESPONSIBILITY to protect its student from every possible violence herein? Can’t the guidance come from the student’s family from the very BEGINNING?! Can’t they be the ones to tell these students that their families have always been their NUMBER 1 protector?
You’ve stated your point well, but I believe that it isn’t entirely the school’s fault.
It is wrong that you blame this solely on CSB. Yes, it is their responsibility to protect their students when they are INSIDE the campus. However, you can’t expect CSB to protect them outside. You have understand that this happened OUTSIDE the school. Sad story here is you can’t just eradicate fraternities. No matter how schools try, they still don’t have the structure to eradicate it.
Kwento mo sa pagong. Di lang ikaw ang tao sa mundo. Wag kang mandamay sa pambubully sa’yo. Kawawa ka naman, kailangan mo pa ng frat para magka-friends? Masyadong makitid ang utak mo. Isipin mo muna ang nararamdaman ng iba bago ka magsulat ng bagay na kulang naman sa research.