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Originally posted by shinerbock
I don't even know what a BGLO is. However, I think its quite different. For example, at least where I'm from, most guys going through rush will state that they feel pledgeship is incomplete without some sort of hazing. I don't think girls have nearly as much of a need to feel that they earned it. However, from what i've seen on this board, rushees in other parts of the country may not feel that need either. I think down here, where a lot of these guys fathers and grandfathers went through it, it is a rite of passage and a testing of will. Back to love/loyalty, those are completely different things. Girls are much more likely to love and care for their sisters than guys are in fraternities. However, I think guys are much more likely to go to bat for each other, more likely to be honest and tell a fraternity brother to their face what the problem is. There are plenty of guys in my fraternity I wouldnt choose to hang out with all the time, but if they were in trouble, I'd be there without hesitation. Also, please don't tell me this is a sexist comment, because everyone knows it to be true.
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BGLO... Black Greek Life Organization... and i can understand your post but paper is paper where i'm from whether you be male or female. I really do feel their is a huge difference in rushing versus pledging and the feelings of the people toward those who put them thru it afterwards. I wouldnt call your statement sexiest because the way you present it supports your point, i guess the difference i see is cultural. Hazing is hazing no matter what but i do feel that it is gender blind to the fact that if you encounter a hardship and that other person is there to help you thru it... your gonna have that bond with them. Social silence is another thing that helps people develop that love for one another... i dont know if yall do that but i know it made me grow close to the only people i could talk to. It also helped me learn to just be somewhere without having to draw attention to myself or be the loudest person in the room.