[Kevin]

You paddle people?

Seriously? Does that turn you on? Pretty homoerotic if you asked me...

The thought of 20-something year old boys paddling eachother kind of makes my blood curdle.

We weed kids out also. We don't need hazing to do it. You can tell if a Candidate is going to be a man of good character without slapping his ass with a piece of wood. There are ways of showing dedication without creating excessive physical discomfort, psychological shock, excessive fatigue, etc.

Paddling and such is ILLEGAL. Your group gets caught, one pledge gets pissed and goes to the cops and your officers and any other participating members will be charged with a crime. A felony in some states. It's assault at the very least.