how are the “welccme parties” of universities in your country?

I am Brazilian, so they are really common, and wild, people drink piss, shave peoples hair, ruin people’s clothes, get drunk, and once a person even died, how are they, if they exist in you country?

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Vanth@reddthat.com · 19 pts · 2y
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Nemo@midwest.social · 9 pts · 2y (5 replies)

What is a "welcome party" in this context?

ChilledPeppers@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (4 replies)

a party that “veterans” (people in their last year of college) throw to people in their first year. I don’t know a better name for it)

insomniac_lemon@kbin.social · 11 pts · 2y

With some of the things you listed, probably hazing.

I'm guessing "welcome" might be better translated as an initiation, but hazing is more clear that it is humiliating/degrading and/or dangerous (and maybe even not much of a choice). (Edit)

DABDA@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Sounds like "hazing."

immutable@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y

Rush Week might be a good match

Nemo@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y

Oh, those. The ones I threw were fucking baller, the ones I attended were weaksauce.

lvxferre@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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lvxferre@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 2y
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MakePorkGreatAgain@lemmy.basedcount.com · 5 pts · 2y

sounds like hazing. that's more of a fraternity/sorority thing - or, at least, it was when I was in school

nom_nom_nom_9999@ani.social · 1 pts · 2y

non-exist for me