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Basically your question is how do you prevent disorder. The best answer is to maintain control.
1. We have full control. That means there aren't large events with more pledges than brothers, non house members, etc.
2. We don't bring in unnecessary risks. There is a difference between tradition and being traditionally stupid. If you can't speak about it with your mom and dad without worrying, we don't want to do it.
3. We remember our goals at all times in the pledge process and think of ways to meet them. That means we aren't so rigidly defined and can "bend" tradition.
4. We document things. By document I don't mean papers and videos. All pledges are informed that we do NOT haze. Events are often at public places. Perhaps they volunteer with a group, they study in a library, work out at the gym, go out with a sorority...but someone always sees.
5. They are given proper outlets to voice their concerns. They have every brother's phone number. They have contact info for the national office.
6. Most importantly, we're smart and the pledges we pick are smart. We don't want high-risk idiots who would lick our shoes and do it to the next generation.
This is for MY chapter. I recently of a chapter where a pledge attacked a police officer to the point that the officer's leg was broken severely. That would never have even happened in my chapter.
-Rudey
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