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My post
Hello fraters:
First of all, I want to thank you very much for your replies. I want to give you some background on my experiences and I'm looking for some feedback.
As I have indicated, I am a vet. I came from a broken home and I joined the Army out of H.S. because a judge made me do it. I was an undisciplined asshole who had no respect for authority.
After a couple of well deserved ass kicking from some DI's, I decided to make the best of the military. I got my act straight, went to Jump and Ranger School and went to the Gulf in 91. After the war, I used my educational benefits to attend college.
I pledged TKE because I felt they had a strong bond between each other, and because of a supposed "hard pledging" experience. The pledge period underwhelmed me, and I thought that GLO's were supposed to be difficult. The thing I disliked the most about the program was the forced alcohol consumption as a pledge. Remember, I was not your typical college freshman. I was 23 years old and had some life experiences. I could not see the point of drinking a lot of alcohol as a building experience.
After I received my letters, I was a very active frater, and served as Hegemon and Prytnis. I set out to change our program to something based on my experience which I felt would build character. Thus, we incorporated the military rituals in the chapter.
I was fortunate to have invested some money in the market, and after graduation, was able to purchase a small machine shop which I have grown into a pretty good business. I was asked to be the chaper advisor which I gladly accepted.
I feel that many of our young men need discipline, which is why I have defended the program we have. I felt that the hazing statements made my national fraternities have been "lip service", and that hazing was an accepted norm. Judging from my replies, it appears that I am mistaken.
I don't want to make TKE into a "write your check" fraternity, and I feel that a lot of anti-hazing rules are way overboard. (Remember, we have an attorney on retainer). But I am open to some ideas on how to have a challenging pledge program while maintaining some civility.
One other note, thanks to Frater Conard for his post about screwing and chasity. It makes sence frater.
YITB,
TEKE IS STRONG
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