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The Truth about Pledgeship
I just want to shed some light on the real situation facing fraternities in the South and especially Texas. I know that some moderator might delete this because the essence of this issue does not want to be realized. Although fraternities say that they do not "haze" anymore, this is a huge myth. I was told that I was rushing a fraternity that did not condone hazing, and guess what, the first meeting they are checking us for wires and then it comes. 8 weeks of hell, including an actual hell weekend. This is a serious issue, and the national organizations are turning there back. I know that every IFC fraternity at my University "educates" as they say now there pledges and I dont care if people dont believe it, it is the truth. Furthermore, I am of a firm belief now that education between pledge brothers builds that sense of brotherhood that you cannot obtain with a different process. Lets face it, the common roots of fraternities hazed, and today it is not nearly as harsh as it was back then, however, it still exists. Does anyone have any thoughts on this, and also, does anyone want to anonymously admit that their chapter educates? I hope this is a beneficial forum for this highly important issue in greek life.
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Moving along... http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=81903 |
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We were just told to bring toner *confused*
------ To the OP -- this isn't news. We know that some chapters of some organizations still haze. I would advise against saying "ALL THE FRATERNITIES HAZE," though, as you only had experience with one. Read through the Risk Management thread. |
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Ok I'm calling Troll here LOL
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I can agree that hazing exists widely throughout the the South but not necessarily in the most severe forms. For example, I can say that most of the chapters on my campus haze in some form or another, having pledged one group and knowing several guys in the other chapters.
Just because it exists in one region doesn't mean that it isn't a problem or even as bad of a problem elsewhere. It would be interesting to see a study comparing statistics of chapters closed in the Southeast to other regions for hazing. |
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People go based on personal experiences, what they see (and how they interpret it), and/or word of mouth (pillow talk and loose lips sink ships). Those don't mean much at the aggregate-level. |
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