Do you think that the initiation rituals of the Newnham Nuns are really that bad?
I think they’re horrible… esp. when people have died because of them. Read on to decide for yourself – Downing a pint containing a live goldfish, eating raw squid and wearing kippers around necks are among the bizarre and sometimes dangerous initiation ceremonies at Cambridge University, it has been disclosed. The tests – organised by sport and drinking clubs for first years – usually involve excessive amounts of alcohol and can include carrying out degrading and depraved acts often by female students. According to the university’s student newspaper Varsity, which compiled the list, many of the rituals are carried out shirtless because they often involve vomiting. But while many consider them to part of the “tradition” of the university, others including the National Union of Students have called for them to be banned. New members of The Wyverns, Magdalene College’s men’s drinking society, have to eat a 15 course meal with delicacies such as a pig’s snout with wasabi sauce and a pint
