Former Greek Life members testified for hazing policy reform

About Brotherhood and philanthropy it shouldn’t be about violence and fear three college students involved in Greek life called for change and they don’t want anyone to go through what they went through ABC 2 News Don Harrison talked with him today in Annapolis three students had call me to testify in front

Of the House Judiciary to support an anti-hazing bill but when they pledged in college they say it was anything but calm hazing started was being with Cain’s paddles anger we were paddled we were beaten we were kicked we were punched and we were punched kicked slapped my nose began to bleed at one

Point they went to three different universities but all had similar experiences the Broncos down mentally broke us down physically it belittled us it damaged us kevin hayes says this happened when he pledged for Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of Bowie State he now has a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the

Fraternity Hayes is here to testify with other students to support a bill that would increase the penalty in Maryland for hazing from $500 to $5,000 I was the hospital for five days Johnny pal pledged Kappa Alpha SCI at Stevenson University and he says the damage to him

Was more than mental and he says he has the pictures to prove it you know I had black and blue bruises you know like really bad some internal bleeding the new bill would keep the incarceration penalty for hazing and up to six months but they think the increased monetary

Penalty will make a difference while raising the financial penalty it will scare them the best way to hurt somebody is to hurt them in their wallet because by doing that you’re hurting their mortgage you’re hurting their tuition you’re hurting everything this will be a start to a change in Annapolis Don

Harrison ABC 2 News

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