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Originally Posted by tallgreekalum
Perhaps your chapter should spend more time teaching manners and less time hazing.
And BTW, I have left more pledges quivering in fear without ever raising my voice or insisting on stupid, sophomoric physical demands than you could ever hope to. I still meet guys I questioned fifteen years ago who break out in a cold sweat just looking at me. I've had guys run out of the room. I've had guys break down and cry in front of me. I've had men tell me it was one of the most emotional things they've ever experienced. I believe that heathy stress is an integral part of a meaningful pledge program. I know what I'm doing when I interact with pledges, which I do 2-3x a week.
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I do believe that would qualify as "emotional harm". If a grown man is still having a physical reaction (sweat) to "the most emotional things they've ever experienced" it's not because the emotional things were positive experiences for him.