It sounds to me like the OP's org created the "worst" times so that it could artificially bond them in some way.
If you want your pledges to work out, why not invite them to the gym along with you?
I'm not really clear how one extra pushup = a "real" man.
When I was a NM, actives and other NMs would go to the gym together for fun and fitness... we didn't work out because that was how we were supposed to "earn" our letters.
LPI said it best:
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I, too, earn my letters by living my life according to the values of my organization. And as far as new members go, I don't believe that we should bid anyone who does not already represent our values in some way. If you feel the need to break people and rebuild them, then you aren't picking the right men/women to be new members of your organization.
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