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Originally posted by SableCherub:
quite frankly...i don't trust ANYONE that is abusive...and since trust is an important factor in the development of genuine...and strong fraternal bonds...abuse underminds the very bond of sisterhood/brotherhood that the pledge process is support to foster...understanding what it means to earn the title brother/sister is not compatible with understanding what it means to take pain, abuse, etc ...a scare tactic used to "ensure" that certain things are kept private...yeah...you may get pledges to keep silent about certain essential things in the process but the result is mistrust and the keeping of oaths and the like out of FEAR...not out of LOVE for the organization and the desire to promote the sacredness of it... 
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I agree; but some people interpret pressure as abuse, and it is this type of people that cause all kinds of strife for themselves and for the organizations. Sometimes they do so out of the fear of the unknown; yet sometimes they do it to expedite the process-if you know what I mean.