Drinking Ritual News Today

>> reporter: this is triggering a nationwide response. last february it was tim piazza, a fraternity pledge at penn state who died after a drinking ritual called "the gauntlet." >> we have friend who is unconscious. >> his distraught parents talking to matt. >> they basically treated our son as road kill and a rag doll. >> reporter: for too many students, hazing is a rite of passage. >> young people want to prove themselves. they want to gain and earn the respect from people already in the group...

Gauntless from one end of the field to the other end of the field and touch that sacred rock. sadly, they tackled him out of left and right field, he hit his head very hard. you know this is every parents worst nightmare. you just dont expect it. he had mentioned to me mom, dad, i am thinking of joining that fraternity i want that college experience. he knew he had to keep the grades up the golf scholarship up. it was something he wanted to try. we didnt know how dangerous it would be don. >> im...

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