On the Lambda Chi Alpha Website,
http://www.lambdachi.org under the timeline, it says, "The practice of hazing is roundly condemned by Lambda Chi Alpha at an NIC meeting." in 1928, so evidently it didn't just come around in WWII, maybe WWI though. Also, in 1972, The term “associate member” replaces the term “pledge” in Lambda Chi Alpha. When I went through the AM program in the fall of 98, we were not forced to do anything. We went through the history of the Fraternity, and of the chapter with our big brother. We didn't have to take any tests, do any "pledge projects" for the house, or do anything else for actives. In fact, if they told us to do ANYTHING, we could refuse, and face no repercussions, except maybe the guy griping about having to do it himself
Also, as I'm sure many other fraternities operate, in Lambda Chi Alpha, fraternity education doesn't end after the AM program. It lasts a lifetime.
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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Zeta Chapter
Ros-Hulman Inst. of Tech.