Take a look at University of Alabama's Greek Life and you remember Alpha Phi's "highly controversial" recruitment video. Now, it's fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta's (FIJI) pledge class. As the story broke earlier this week, five brothers of FIJI were arrested on account of hazing for making the newest pledge class stand in buckets of ice and salt.

Many questions are raised when events like this happen because members claim its tradition; while authorities rightfully claim it is hazing. As for Bama's FIJI, they were caught in the wrong, the very wrong, as many of the pledges sustained burns and injuries from the ice salt. As a consequence, these five brothers were posted on bond and the University said "nope," to any more socials and frat sanctioned events.

Not only affecting FIJI, this scandal brought to light that severe hazing is still a thing. Severe as in pledges sustaining significant injuries, like burns. Ironically, this story broke shortly after National Hazing Prevention Week, which was September 21-25.

Hazing had been a major problem across the United States in social groups like sororities and fraternities. Many groups view as a "rite of passage" into the group, as many traditions have been in place since the founding of these groups. Most colleges have a strict "no hazing" policy. Is it always abided by? Probably not. Take Alabama, for example. The University does not condone any form of hazing; but obviously, it still happens. Unlucky for FIJI, they got caught and now must take the consequences of their actions.

What is the significance of this? Well, despite many universities efforts to enforce "no hazing," it still happens because of "tradition." Scandals like Bama's FIJI, tarnish the names of these groups, who do positively influence their communities through philanthropy, and community service, to name a few.

Interested in becoming a part of the national hazing-prevention movement? Check out the movement, These Hands Don't Haze.