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Can deeply ingrained frat culture reform after deaths?

As hazing deaths rise, the pressure is on universities to change the frat culture.

11/21/2017

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Can deeply ingrained frat culture reform after deaths?

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As hazing deaths rise, the pressure is on universities to change the frat culture.

College fraternities have long been associated with alcohol abuse and hazing, but recent deaths have put pressure on a number of schools to make changes. Will it make a difference? John Hechinger, author of "True Gentlemen: The Broken Pledge of America's Fraternities," joins John Yang to discuss whether these organizations can disentangle themselves from their darker inclinations.

11/21/2017

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