Wow, I looked at those pictures. I agree, some looked really fake. Yeah I doubt anyone would be smiling and laughing while getting their a** beat. But whatever.
I am totally against people taking wood to be in an organization. Any organization. I just think it's stupid and really serves no point. There are other things you can do to make someone prove they are going to work hard for your organization after they get in. As greeks, I think we've all been through certain trials and tribulations, good and bad, to prove our worthiness to our respective orgs. And I'm pretty sure that most everyone's experience did not involve some type of physical abuse. I'm just guessing though. I know my experience didn't involve anyone physically harming me. Man, all I gotta say is that if ANYONE laid their hand on me, whoa, I'd have to hit them right back!! They'd have to kick me outta the pledge class! I'd be a damn fool to let anyone try to hit on me just so I can be a member of an organization! What-EVER! I'm sorry but I LOVE my sorority w/ ALL my heart and I was ready to do what it took to get in. BUT I'm not about to let anyone hit me either or do anything that put my life in danger!
Anyway, just think about this. So if you have a pledge class/line and you paddle them or whatever. What happens when after they've proven that they can take wood, they get initiated and then most of them become inactive? So was it worth them getting wood? Was it worth you giving it? I mean, wouldn't you rather have a brother/sister that was "paper" or "skated" and they work hard to uphold the values and principles of the fraternity/sorority? Or would you rather have someone who took wood then became inactive? Hopefully people would want the first scenario. If not, then I think some peope have serious problems if all they care about is bringing in brothers/sisters the "right" way. That is ridiculous!
I would love to know the percentage of people initiated that stay active if they took wood. That would be interesting.
But that's my .04 cents
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