Hazing is a common word when thinking about Greek life.

Last week, Pace held “National Hazing Prevention Week.” With events held every night by faculty as well as Greek organizations, it brought awareness to the controversial issue.

While I do think that this week was beneficial, the accompanying promotional posters hung around campus were not.

These posters were Disney inspired. One said: “But they said it was tradition” with a picture of a Disney princess with a black eye.

The picture of the Disney princess was taken from a different campaign about domestic violence. Domestic violence and hazing are two completely different topics.

Another issue that has been brought up within the Greek community is scaring off potential new members. These posters take on the assumption that hazing is a huge issue at this school.

“If I was a freshman, and I saw those posters, I would never want to join a sorority,” accounting major and sister of Alpha Lambda Sigma sorority Elianne Estevez said. “They’re so scary and put Greek life in a negative light.”

Being in a sorority, I was personally offended by these posters. I love being in a sorority, and my sisters, and I’m sure every person in Greek life, would agree. I don’t believe these posters were accurate. They caught public attention in the wrong way, and could deter membership rather than help it.

“I kind of was freaked out by these posters,” sophomore accounting major Christina Sassone said. “It almost made me not want to try and join a sorority.”

These posters could have spread awareness or provided valuable information. Instead, all attention was focused on was how over-the-top they were.

If the goal was to get people talking, it definitely worked!