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Originally posted by g41965
What a low rent way to prove loyalty to your org., sigh only in Texas. ....
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No...it happens everywhere.
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I have a seven year old son whom I love very much, I would be absolutely furious if he mutilated himself to prove his "loyalty"to a GLO . Matter of fact I'm not sure I'm going to let my son pledge,as much as I beleve in the ideals behind fraternal living. I agree with the dad!
All the younger GC"s you'll have kids one day.
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All you can do is make sure your son understands that this sort of thing is not necessary--do some research, and research for yourself what kind of reputations the groups at his chosen school have. I would feel OK about letting my son pledge at a school where the Greek system has a good relationship w/the administration.
1 of my younger brothers joined a fraternity at UT, right after a very high profile hazing incident occurred there in the late 80's/early 90's (I can't remember the year exactly, but know it happened after I pledged in 1988). I begged him not to pledge at UT because I figured everyone did what had been done to that young man, even though I was having the time of my life at another school in my sorority. We talked about hazing frankly, and he took it seriously, and asked alot of questions during rush--found a group that touted their (uncool) non-hazing policy as a selling point, and so he joined & had a great time (yes, I know groups can lie about this sort of thing, but this one didn't). After a while, I felt pretty confident that he would never allow himself to be hazed (nor was another brother who pledged the same fraternity at another school).
My 8 year old has been hearing about Greek life since birth. He has 3 uncles and a Dad who tell him about their great experiences, and they all swear they were not hazed, and talk to him about what it means to be hazed (even at 9). Frankly, I am more worried about my youngest brother who will go to college in Fall of 05 because he will probably be playing baseball....I really worry about what they will do to "initiate" him more than I would if he was planning to pledge.