It’s gone from videos depicting simply jumping into a lake while intoxicated to videos capturing more dangerous attempts like sledding off of high-story roofs. As time goes on, these risky behaviors become increasingly dangerous. They drink even more, attempt even stupider stunts and send them in all over again.Īccording to The Journal of National Institute of Alcohol Abuse, teens who share risky behaviors on social media are much more likely to display other behaviors like alcohol abuse. People watch these videos and then attempt to outdo each other. After these videos are uploaded, the whole cycle restarts. The whole premise of this account is to encourage people to drink, do something stupid, take a video and then send it in to the aforementioned account so it gets “approved” and posted on Instagram. Shaping Youth recently did a study proving that being exposed to accounts like these can increase kids chances of underage drinking by almost 30 percent : almost half of the nation’s viewers.įor example, Total Frat Move, with their primary demographic being adolescent boys, posts daily videos of boys funneling beers on wakeboards, breaking down doors on motorcycles, puking their guts out after drinking too much at a party and other raucous act. Social media accounts like Total Frat Move and Barstool Sports have a huge influence on underage drinking in adolescents by the videos they publicize. Our whole lives basically revolve around what we see on our screens, and that’s why it’s time we start being more cautious about what we see on our screens. I mean, let’s be honest we’ve all been caught trying to mimic the fashion trends our favorite brands have posted, or attempting a recipe we drooled over on Buzzfeed Tasty. The faces of those in the picture have been blurred until more information is uncovered.No one can deny the fact that social media plays a huge role in the lives of young people. UCF issued a brief statement on the photo stating: “We are aware of the photo, and we are checking into it.” While it’s unclear if any hazing was going on, or if this was some sort of hoax or stunt to get a photo on Total Frat Move, the tip and descriptions alone have been enough to cause concern in the UCF Greek Community.
That’s brilliant.” One UCF student even mentions the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life saying, “OFSL will have a field day with this.” TFM” and “Taking pictures while you haze your pledges. Other people left messages on the post such as “Getting your Charter pulled. One student posted on the picture’s message section, identifying the location by saying “Thats OnTap.” has not independently verified that the photo was taken there. TFM” The location is linked to UCF by a poster hanging in the background. The description for the picture reads: “Forcing a pledge to chug while two others puke in misery. The picture was posted on the Total Frat Move Facebook page showing what appears to be two sick people being tended to, as well as another person being fed a drink of some kind. was sent a Facebook link by a tipster who questioned whether the act of hazing was being committed due to the nature of the details surrounding the photo. The faces of those in the picture have been blurred until more information is uncovered. A picture posted on a website’s Facebook page is raising a lot of questions concerning the appearance of possible hazing at a UCF bar.
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