Wolfie Suspended for Hazing During National Hazing Awareness Week
Wolfie Seawolf suspended for hazing fraternity pledges.
Bobby
Wolfie
Stony Brook
December 23, 2024
[Editor's Note: Hazing is very harmful, and all forms of it might not be as extreme as in this article. You should not be pressured into doing anything illegal or otherwise harmful to yourself and/or others for acceptance into a group. For information on hazing prevention, see https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/studentaffairs/hazingprevention/hazingpreventionresources.php]
After pledging the fraternity Eta Omicron Epsilon (HOE), Stony Brook University mascot Wolfie Seawolf has been caught up in a controversial hazing scandal. Wolfie allegedly repeatedly sat on new members who could not “name five brothers” in a so-called “initiation ceremony.” Wolfie is said to have growled and danced in joy to their blood-curdling screams, fist pumping to the sounds of their agony as the beat of the Stony Brook Fight Song raged on.
In addition, surveillance footage from the Charles B. Wang Center shows that Wolfie forced freshmen to do the “Seawolf Shuffle” until failure or chug from the decorative fountains. While Wolfie’s suspension comes as a shock to many, this is not the first time Wolfie has come under fire for his actions. In 2020, Wolfie violated COVID mask protocols. In response to the controversy, Wolfie gave a speech in which they revealed “I already wear a mask every day to hide how I truly feel from the outside world.”
In Wolfie’s petition to the Stony Brook Disciplinary Board, they repented, saying they acted “all in good school spirit.” While Wolfie’s true motives remain unknown, an anonymous HOE pledge and victim of Wolfie speculates that it stemmed from animalistic evil. Despite Wolfie’s tear-filled soliloquy, they are expected to be replaced indefinitely by Bobby the Bay Gull.
Stony Brook University, under intense public scrutiny, released a statement late last night condemning all forms of hazing, whether by humans, or anthropomorphic wolf creatures. “We take hazing seriously. It doesn’t matter if it’s by a fraternity, sorority, or a person in a fursuit, no one is exempt from our zero-tolerance policies,” the University said in a statement. According to the Hazing Prevention Network, 55% of college students involved in fraternities, sororities, teams and other student organizations have experienced hazing. Stony Brook is known for enforcing consequences on organizations that violate its zero-tolerance hazing policy. The HOE fraternity has been placed under probation and restricted in its activity.
“We’re committed to upholding the highest standards of mascot conduct,” said a spokesperson for the university. “We want to ensure that our future Seawolves are welcomed with open arms, not traumatized by furry ones.” This is a developing story.