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19th Century Hazing Society
Yesterday's e-mail brought the Bowdoin News which included this historical note.
http://www.bowdoindailysun.com/2014/...s-to-the-wise/
The student advice is quaint. What piqued my curiosity was the reference to Phi Chi ("freshmen must never sing Phi Chi") piqued my curiosity. I looked it up. Talk about hazing! 
http://tinyurl.com/kb9w5ev
and
http://tinyurl.com/l679r3h
The song still exists: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZaiO_YSz6M
.....as I played the YouTube clip, my husband sang along. 
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