I am a believer that hazing does little to enhance brotherhood. I have been a member of a number of membership organizations, none of which hazed me. I am very certain that my brothers in Delta Upsilon or the Boy Scouts or the Order of the Arrow are bound much tighter than any physical rope could hold us. If you believe that my fraternity is a "t-shirt club", I would say that we are a damn proud "t-shirt club" which has been around since 1834 and been non-hazing since the founding!
Men don't need to be hazed to "Be Men", my fraternity's motto is "Building Better Men" and we can do that without hazing. Personally, I see hazing as a lazy attempt at "true" brotherhood.
Dikaia,
DUKyleXY
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