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Hazing
I AM A CHAPTER ADVISOR. I WISH I COULD GIVE THE CHAPTER - BUT SINCE WE HAZE, WE CAN NOT RISK HAVING A WELL MEANING BUT ILL-INTENTIONED FRATER NOTIFY NATIONALS.
I AM A FIRM BELIVER IN HAZING. I WENT TO WAR IN SAUDI AND THEN DID COLLEGE AND PLEDGED TKE. WE HAD HAZING BUT I DID NOT FEEL CHALLENGED ENOUGH.
I BECAME PLEDGEMASTER AND UPPED THE INTENSITY OF THE PLEDGE PROGRAM. WE HAD MORE PEOPLE RUSH - BECAUSE OF THE REPUTATION.
AFTER MY GRADUATION - I WAS ABLE TO TAKE SOME MONEY THAT I INVESTED AND BUY A SMALL MACHINE SHOP. I STAYED AT MY ALMA MATER AND ADVISED THE CHAPTER. THE PLEDGE PROGRAM HAS BEEN REFINED, AND NOW WE TAKE IT TO A VERY INTENSE LEVEL.
OUR PLEDGES ENDURE SLEEP DEPRIVATION (4 HOURS A NIGHT) UNTIL ZEBRA WEEK. THIS IS A WEEK OF NO SLEEP, ONE MRE A DAY TO EAT. NIGHTS ARE SPENT IN THE CRAWL SPACE OF THE HOUSE. BTW, WE MONTOR THEM IN CLASSES AS WELL. IF THEY ARE CAUGHT SLEEPING IN A CLASS - THEY ARE KICKED OUT OF THE PROGRAM.
ONLY ABOUT 20% OF OUR PLEDGES MAKE IT THROUGH THE PROGRAM. I AM PROUD OF THAT. OUR PLEDGES KNOW THAT AFTER 7 WEEKS, THEY WILL HAVE EARNED THE LETTERS OF TAU KAPPA EPSILON.
I POST THIS BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED THAT TAU KAPPA ESPILON IS BECOMING A CLUB, WHERE PLEDGES WRITE A CHECK, WEAR A PIN, AND BECOME FRATERS. THAT'S NOT THE FRATERNITY I PLEDGED. SO I'M CURIOUS ABOUT HOW OTHERS FEEL ABOUT THIS TOPIC.
TEKEISSTRONG.
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