A strong shared experience can create a stronger bond. You represent two extremes very well here.
However, most groups that haze don't go as far as what you are saying, and most groups that don't haze certainly don't have the level of involvement that involved in your example.
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Originally posted by docetboy
Hazing creates fake brothers.
Take a selection:
Brothers who were forced to come together because of doing jumping jacks on glass at 3 in the morning during finals week,
or
Brothers who came together over the entire semester building a habitat for humanity house, starting from beginning to finish?
Pledging assures the house can stay strong. You do not see the true side of a person over a 1 week rush period. However, a 1 semester pledge period allows you to really get to know someone before coming a brother, and allows you to see if he will be dedicated to the house by showing up other than formal dinner/meeting and if he will pay his simple dues on time. Plus, initiation will mean that much more to you if you've been working for it.
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