Hazing lecture makes impression

To the editor:

Often we hear, "Those were the good old days." I am happy to have been a part of those wonderful days.

Hazing has become a major concern regarding university students who belong to a fraternity. In early years, hazing never entered the minds of fraternity members as it does in weak and cruel minds today.

Dr. Reggie Murphy, director of research for Gannett, pointed out recently at Southeast Missouri State University ways of avoiding the brutality of fraternity members that often leads to death. Research appears to be the logical answer, in his opinion.

Explicit in he address, Murphy pointed out the importance of learning one's personality and how each person feels regarding life. Only then can one's true personality be understood. How much closer to the truth can you get?

Each year we hear and address on the cruel and inhumane treatment of Michael Davis by members of his fraternity that led to his death. Should criminal behavior continue among fraternities? It is my firm belief that all fraternities should be banned.

Murphy's explanation and belief regarding the advantage and necessity of research, I am sure, made a deep imprint on the many who heard his address. The paper's account certainly did on me.

PAULA E. KEMPE, Cape Girardeau