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Hazing in Alabama: A Legal Guide for Cullman County Families A Night No Parent Should Imagine The call comes late at night. Your child, a student at the University of Alabama or Auburn University, is slurring their words. They’re at an off-campus house, part of a “pledge event” for the fraternity or sorority they wanted so desperately to join. In the background, you hear chanting, yelling, the sound of a crowd. Your child explains, between moments of confusion, that they’ve been forced to drink far beyond their limits as part of a “game.” They feel sick, dizzy, and scared, but they’re terrified to call for help because the older members warned that “snitches get stitches” and the chapter could be shut down. You’re three hours away in Cullman County, feeling utterly helpless as your child is trapped between loyalty and safety. This scenario isn’t just a parent’s worst nightmare—it’s a reality that unfolds on campuses across the country, including here in Alabama. Hazing persists because powerful institutions—national fraternities, sororities, athletic programs, and sometimes the universities themselves—have become skilled at hiding abuse behind tradition, secrecy, and intimidation. For families in Cullman County, Hartselle, Good Hope, and across the region, the distance…