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Originally posted by hoosier
Outstanding web site, but clearly reveals hazing of pledges (wearing silly costumes), excess beer drinking, and perhaps sexual hijinks.
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Well, thanks al lot for the compliment and comments.
I guess it all depends of the point of view on hazing. What are the standards. We are actually very proud to wear the "silly costumes" on certain official occasions - for us they represent over 200 years of student traditions and academic liberties. The guys in the "costumes" are usually the officers and not pledges!
The excess beer drinking: well some people like to have fun and some are party poopers - in some parts of Germany beer is considered "basic food" and it is nothing special to show drinking people - I guess we have a different drinking culture. It is actually quite nice, not to have to pretend we were not drinking.
but what are sexual hijinks??? Sorry, I never heard that expression.
In any case thanks for the comments again - gives me an opportunity to explain a few things. I guess because our contact to alumni is much more intense, a feeling for traditions, traditional songs, customs, clothing in the chapter is very well developed and might look strage to outsiders. It helps to keep a good bond between Chapret and fraternity members.
We certainly have things that would be considered "light hazing" but that all depends on standards and it is nothing compared to what I have heard from American fraternities.
Hope that helps,
cheers, Matt