No royal pardon: Princess Amalia is getting hazed this week

Controversial corps goes royal? 🤔

Dutch Princess Amalia will become a member of the biggest Amsterdam student association, ASC/AVSV, and participate in hazing this week.

What do the royal family and fraternities and sororities have in common? They both have a long history in the Netherlands, as well as their fair share of controversy.

Despite not initially being selected for the corps’ intro week, Amalia will join ASC/AVSV following her post-introduction camp in Leusden, NOS reports.

From resisting royal rituals…

In Amalia’s first year at the University of Amsterdam, she broke from family tradition on two counts: She wouldn’t be studying in Leiden and would not become a “member” (yet).

READ MORE | Princess Amalia wants to keep her €1.5 million yearly salary after all

Then the Crown Princess spent a year in Spain because of serious threats to her life in Amsterdam.

Now she’s swapping the Spanish sun rays for a Dutch September haze, which comes with its own dangers.

…to a taste of troubling traditions

The Amsterdam student corps receive countless applications every year, but also copious media attention.

In 2022, videos surfaced on social media showing male members at a dinner party referring to women as “cum buckets” and “whores.”

A female member filed charges against four men, but they were not prosecuted.

Then, last year, the Amsterdam corps issued an apology to its members past and present for years of violence and abuse during the initiation period.

So Amalia joins as the culture is supposedly changing, with the corps introducing a code of conduct, increased supervision, rest requirements and confidential counselors.

What do you think of the Princess becoming a member of the student corps? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Lottie Gale 🇬🇧
Lottie Gale 🇬🇧
Lottie joins DutchReview as an editorial intern after gaining a Bachelor’s in English from her native England. She continues to pursue all things literature in her MA Literature Today at Utrecht University. She is loving life here, and the ever-looming rainclouds often make it feel like a home from home. Lottie arrived to complete her studies and hone her writing skills — she’ll stay for the Dutch tranquility, tulips and tompouce.

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