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Kyle, one, that is a great verse, but has very little relevance. If anything, you should speak to national HQ, who is more than willing to sacrifice a long tradition of Christian ideals for a little political correctness.
Also, your POW comments are completely idiotic. People like you continue to act as though pledges who are "hazed" are treated like prisoners, which they are obviously not. They have tasks to perform, God forbid you push anyone in this day and age. I'd hate to shatter the self esteem of these fragile 18 year old boys. Its not like they'll encounter anything in life they'll need confidence for. So yeah, making them go through difficult things to establish confidence and loyalty is worthless. I'm sure our nation's military training has no value either.
I'm glad you found some place you enjoy. However, I hope my chapter still continually chooses to make pledges earn their RIGHT to wear our letters. To stop doing so would be disrespectful to the great men who have come before us. In questioning our practices, all I need to do is to ask the following questions:
1) Does it have a purpose? Yes, it always does.
2) Does it work? Yes, our pledges are loyal to each other, love the organization, and are more confident in their abilities.
3) What becomes of those who go through pledgeship? They become very successful people, including businessmen, militarly leaders, congressmen and people like my father.
Fraternities are not for everyone. If a student needs reassurance and coddling, tell him to call his mother, not to go through rush. Fraternity life here isn't for the weak of spirit.
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