Die, brod, Die!

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[br]Posted on: September 03, 2007, 08:40:12 AM_________________________________________________Die, brod, Die!
THAT DOES IT!
by Korina Sanchez
Monday, September 3, 2007

Another young life has been wasted for nothing. An apparent victim of hazing, Cris Mendez was pronounced dead on arrival after he was brought to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center over the weekend. He was recruited to join the Sigmo Rho fraternity in the University of the Philippines. The circumstances surrounding his death remains a mystery, as the doctor, of all people, who brought him to the said hospital, has gone on leave of absence and has turned off his cellphone. A healer, who is probably guilty of complicity in this situation, is now on the run! If ever he is caught or surfaces, his license to practice medicine must be reviewed for possible suspension!

I have never understood this obligatory rite of foolish, violent passage practiced by fraternities. It is juvenile, serves no purpose and is just plain stupid. Add murderous to that list of descriptions. How is brotherhood forged in this fashion? All it does is perpetuate a cycle of violence and a getting-even attitude by those who have gone through it and survived. I got hurt so I have to hurt as well. Sheesh! I have friends with whom I have forged a close relationship sans this rite of passage. Who needs to get hurt just because one wants to join an organization? Are these “frats” training its members to become Jason Bournes? And why even join a fraternity in this fashion? Doesn’t joining a fraternity automatically expose you to unnecessary violence against rival or even just different fraternities, all in the name of brotherhood? This is all part of testosterone arrogance prevalent in people who want to belong, with members bordering on sociopath behavior.

And what is the state university doing about this? Has it given tacit approval to all the fraternities on campus to conduct hazing, specifically brutal hazing that leads to death? How many more young lives is the university going to see snuffed out beneath its very noses? And this is not even an isolated case. Remember the young law student who died at the hands of his law school “brods”? Aspiring lawyers who break the law. How admirable! And now, according to a well-known alumnus of the Sigma Rho, its hierarchy of values is as follows – God, country, university and fraternity. Well now, where was their God while Cris Mendez was being subject to gratuitous violence? How does this act give anything to the country? All it did was to give shame to the university once again, and condemnation towards the fraternity. So much for this hierarchy! We can only hope that justice be finally given to Cris and his family. And that the perpetrators are made to pay for this. Perhaps those found guilty should suffer the same fate as Cris, beaten to death!

[yokam]

People will once again see this in general and not consider as an isolated event. Another big blow to fraternities as a whole.

[mata_hari]

totally SAYANG jud ni si cris. smart as in, multi-talented and distinguished jud ni siya na estudyante. and he does not come from a very rich family. expected jud unta ni siya motabang sa iya pamilya. now, look wht they did.

i have nothing against fraternities. but HAZING should necessarily be a part of it? and killing lives too?

[thadzonline]

bawal na man ang hazing, naay law pero daghan gihapon badlongon, fraternities should review their recruitment processes

[r0mm3L]

kong wala pato mag apil apil ug frat he will sil be alive and be a professional someday hmmm


they should change the recruitment process indeed, like..... ang hazing kay hagkan ug napolo ka bayot

[thadzonline]

grabeha, kanang hagkan ug napulo ka bayot maclassify biya gihapon ug hazing especially if against the will sa neophyte, mas maayo pa mag team building na sila, orienteering, trekking, etc.

[YJOB]

so many incidents like this, daghan na kaayo balita namatay sa hazing sukad pa sa una.

simple ra man ni akong observations and questions:

do we really need frat to survive? ngano man lagi ko, daut man ko, tikling, pero wa koy frat, buhi pa man lagi ko?

ikaduha, nakabantay ko, ang kasagaran nangamatay sa hazing, kun dili graduating, mga honor students ug mga bright.

mao na makaingon ko usahay, dili angay mahayon ang frat, ang kanang mga niapil maoy kw-ang-gol (kuwang sa kaguol).

[baron]

It's another wasted life. Hazing is really unlawful under the law. It's just that these fraternities do it in discreet ways that it will be very difficult to pinpoint who are liable for the crime committed.

My own theory is that he will be entering the college of law at the premiere university. After all, he's on his fourth year and it's difficult to fathom his reason of joining the fraternity. If ever it is true that Sigma Rhoans were his last companions, it might really be the case that he wants to join that fraternity. Sigma Rho is known at the College of Law. Maybe, he thought that the fraternity could help him enter at the College of Law at UP.

Anyway, the university should have stricter policies to deal against hazing. Otherwise we will have victims of such in the future. Of course, the parents of these children should always guide their child so as not to have this unwanted incident.

[shimiyu]

they should change the recruitment process indeed, like..... ang hazing kay hagkan ug napolo ka bayot

bai, makamatay gyud na!!! hahahaha

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

Dugay na man na mga RHOSIGS ug SCINTILLA JURIS sa UP ge kamatyan ug neophyte ug sila magpinatyanay pod but we never just hear it sa news . Wala mo nakabantay sa mga news , si CRIS MENDEZ namatay sa HAZING but the investigation is focused on sa VETERANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL , sa DOCTOR , UP ADMIN and never sa SIGMA RHO . Notorious na ang SIGMA RHO sa fatalities sa HAZING intawn .