Worst Hazing Stories ever heard about.

[Liberal_South]

Tell those pesky hazing stories that you "heard" occurred in "other" chapters: I had a "friend" who had to go to an olympic social wearing a speedo.

[macallan25]

remake this thread in the risk management section.

[JonInKC]

Originally Posted by Liberal_South

Tell those pesky hazing stories that you "heard" occurred in "other" chapters: I had a "friend" who had to go to an olympic social wearing a speedo.

That sounds like it would be cruel to the actives as well.

[Kevin]

Some of the best stuff I hear is from my dad. He's a Phi Kappa Sigma from Oklahoma U, and was active back in the early/mid 60's. They used to be one of the top chapters on campus. These days, I'm aware that they exist, but I never hear anything about them, except that they are one of dozens of small to mid sized chapters on OU's campus.

1) Their pledge trainer had been to Vietam and was back. He was unpopular with his pledges. They kidnapped him one night, threw him in the trunk, and drove out to the middle of nowhere. They left him handcuffed to an oil rig in his underwear. They have no idea how he got back, but when he did, he withdrew from school.

2) Rumor has it, they burned down the SAE house.

3) Chinese fire drill -- actives mixed up a bowl of random stuff in the kitchen. It was designed to be the most terrible thing you've put in your mouth. A fire was lit outside. The pledges had to put out the fire by taking a mouthful of the substance and spitting it out on the fire. Apparently, the most effective way to put the fire out is to take a mouthful of the stuff, and try to hold the vomit back until you get to the fire.

4) Random beatings of actives and pledges alike. The pledges versus actives "flag" football game did involve some broken bones.

-- and I'm pretty sure all of this was legal back then. (except for #2, but that might not have had anything to do with pledging, and no one is sure exactly who did it, except that it was most likely a Phi Kap).

[macallan25]

I heard that faulty wiring burned the old SAE house down. I've seen the newspaper clipping in their house now.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by macallan25

I heard that faulty wiring burned the old SAE house down. I've seen the newspaper clipping in their house now.

You might want to ask around. It happened the same night as a fight with some Phi Kapps. It's just my father's stories. If it was wiring, it's probably wiring.

The stories from those days are hilarious though -- and there's probably a little embellishment to go along with them.

[shinerbock]

I was forced to kill and eat 28 of my 31 pledge brothers.

[Jon6191]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Some of the best stuff I hear is from my dad. He's a Phi Kappa Sigma from Oklahoma U, and was active back in the early/mid 60's. They used to be one of the top chapters on campus. These days, I'm aware that they exist, but I never hear anything about them, except that they are one of dozens of small to mid sized chapters on OU's campus.

1) Their pledge trainer had been to Vietam and was back. He was unpopular with his pledges. They kidnapped him one night, threw him in the trunk, and drove out to the middle of nowhere. They left him handcuffed to an oil rig in his underwear. They have no idea how he got back, but when he did, he withdrew from school.

2) Rumor has it, they burned down the SAE house.

3) Chinese fire drill -- actives mixed up a bowl of random stuff in the kitchen. It was designed to be the most terrible thing you've put in your mouth. A fire was lit outside. The pledges had to put out the fire by taking a mouthful of the substance and spitting it out on the fire. Apparently, the most effective way to put the fire out is to take a mouthful of the stuff, and try to hold the vomit back until you get to the fire.

4) Random beatings of actives and pledges alike. The pledges versus actives "flag" football game did involve some broken bones.

-- and I'm pretty sure all of this was legal back then. (except for #2, but that might not have had anything to do with pledging, and no one is sure exactly who did it, except that it was most likely a Phi Kap).

haha yo this were some good stories. if you didnt know, this same stuff is still happenin, and much worse, i assure you. i had it worse but those are pretty good

[TedMichaelMorg]

In the early days of the internet, someone there posted a link to a page on "Dear Lucie" (www.lucie.com), which is a Dear Abby type site for young adults. I printed the page out and today, while going through a stack of old papers, I came across it. It was posted, I think, in 1999. I went to lucie.com and didn't find it in the archives,

PART I

Dear Lucie--I have a very unusual problem and would appreciate any help you can give me. I am a freshman at a university and a member of a sorority. Recently we participated in a charity fund-raiser with several other sororities. To encourage more competition we made a pact that the sorority raising the least money would shave the head of one of its members. Although I did not like the idea, I went along with it. I don't really think most of us took the bet very seriously. We lost, and to choose who was to be shorn, we drew from a deck of cards to see who would get the lowest one. Well, I drew a "two!"

Now everyone is excited about it; even the girls in my own house think it is a neat thing to do. They claim this was done several years ago and the girl looked great without hair. I think it is just because I have very long beautiful hair and many people are jealous of it and want me to cut it off. (My hair is blonde and 21 inches long). I can't stand the thought of being bald. Everyone says I will look great, even without hair. Even my boyfriend, who adores long hair, doesn't seem to mind! He says he will still love me even if I don't have any hair. He agrees that I will look great. (My parents don't know about this yet. I can't possibly tell them I'm going to be shaved. I did tell my older sister and she was horrified and says I should not do it even if I have to give up the sorority. We are very close and I value her opinion, but I feel trapped into this. I don't want to quit the sorority because I have many friends here).

We are having a big party with the other sororities after Spring Break and that is when they are going to do it.

Yesterday they bought an electric hair clipper, razor, and a can of shaving cream, so I know they are serious. One of the girls told me today that they are going to ride me around campus in a convertible after the shave so everyone can see me.

Lucie, I know it is just hair, and will grow back, and I know I was foolish to go along with the bet, but I just can't stand the thought of losing my hair. There is no way I can tell you how upset I am over this. Most of the girls in the house read your column and pay attention to what you say. If there is anything you can suggest which will change their minds, I will forever be grateful to you.

Upset

Dear Upset--Your letter is long, but I wanted to publish it so my reply will be brief. In addition, it will be directed mostly to your sorority sisters.

Every girl in every sorority who took time to raise money for charity deserves praise not punishment--cheers not jeers.

I feel sure that if these charities were aware of these plans, they would strongly oppose them.

As far as your sister not wanting her hair shorn, this is more than just a vanity issue. This demoralizing technique has been used throughout history.

I have no problem with healthy competition, but I feel this is too much. You are putting this girl in a terrible bind: she must choose between you her "sisters" and suffering embarrassment for some time to come. What is the point? How many of you feel that the idea is so harmless that you are willing to fall in line behind her. What do you pledge to each other as sisters?

PART II

Dear Lucie- A couple of years ago I wrote to you for advice and I do not believe I ever wrote to thank you for your response.

You may not recall, but the sorority of which I am a member lost a contest, and the penalty was to shave the head of one of the members and I was selected. I did not want to have my long blond hair cut off and did not know what to do. I still have your reply
in my scrapbook.

I want to let you know what finally happened. The sorority did not want to call it off. Therefore, unbelievably, one of my best friends volunteered to be shaved in my place. Her hair was almost as long as mine. I could not let her take my place, so I let them shave me.

Before the event I confided in my parents, and to my surprise they agreed I should do it. They were supportive all through it. At the time of the shave another of my friends offered to be shaved to. So all three of us were shaved together. My hair has now grown long again, and I am going to let it keep growing until it either stops or gets down to the floor.

I learned several lessons, which I would like to share with you:

*don’t be afraid to get advice
*Stick to your commitments. People will respect you. (Very few people made fun of us while we were bald).
*Value your friends and pick them carefully. (Frankly, I doubt if I would have volunteered to take anyone's place).
*Trust and confide in your parents, mine were great.
*Don't get yourself into things you don't want to go through with.
*Make the best of bad situations. (Even though the actual shearing was the worst experience of my life, we still managed to have fun bald. Most people said we were still pretty).
*Finally, you can survive almost anything, even being slick bald!

Therefore, even though you could not save my hair, you tried and that is what counts. Thanks a million, Lucie.

A Friend

P.S. I kept before and after photos to remind myself. They took off my hair with clippers, put lather all over my head, and shaved me again with a razor. It was horrible and humiliating at the same time, but I'm glad I went through with it.

Dear Friend- Thanks so much for the update on your dilemma. I have often wondered what the long and short of such a hair-raising experience was.

Seriously, your advice is great and can be applied to ANY of life's situations. I appreciate your kind words and your taking the time to share.

[TedMichaelMorg]

This is not a hazing story, of course, but the young woman in the account was a freshman. Her experience was both positive and negative for her. I have no idea whether the story is true. I personally feel what the young woman endured (if the story is true) was untenable.

[sdbeta1]

Originally Posted by TedMichaelMorg

This is not a hazing story, of course, but the young woman in the account was a freshman.

This is clearly a hazing story, and one of those times the entire class should've stood together and said 'no'.

[TedMichaelMorg]

Originally Posted by sdbeta1

This is clearly a hazing story, and one of those times the entire class should've stood together and said 'no'.

I simply posted this as the worst hazing story that I have heard or read. Howver,Lucie may have published this story, but I don't find it plausible.

I have lived in several college towns (cities). I have lived in university communities. I have never heard or seen anything like this. I know of no sorority that would inflict this horrible humiliation on a member. Sisters might sponsor a so-called charity head shave, but no one would humiliate a sister in front of other sororities or within their own chapter.

I recall another story from a newspaper advice column where members of a chapter sheared a W onto the head of pledge who dated the boyfriend of a member of the chapter. That might have happened. However, again, no one has ever documented such a case.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by TedMichaelMorg

I simply posted this as the worst hazing story that I have heard or read. Howver,Lucie may have published this story, but I don't find it plausible.

I have lived in several college towns (cities). I have lived in university communities. I have never heard or seen anything like this. I know of no sorority that would inflict this horrible humiliation on a member. Sisters might sponsor a so-called charity head shave, but no one would humiliate a sister in front of other sororities or within their own chapter.

I recall another story from a newspaper advice column where members of a chapter sheared a W onto the head of pledge who dated the boyfriend of a member of the chapter. That might have happened. However, again, no one has ever documented such a case.

I took the time to look tru my collection of UL sites and found nothing to prove or dis-prove this story......

[PhiGam]

Pledges forced to live in stagnant water in a secret tunnel under the house for 48 hours. Pledges forced to live in a crawlspace of all of hell week. Pledges crawling through broken beer bottles. Pledges having to do a slip n slide through puke.
The worse one though... pledges forced to miss football games to clean the house...
None of these were my chapter, all of them are other fraternities at my school.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

Pledges forced to live in stagnant water in a secret tunnel under the house for 48 hours. Pledges forced to live in a crawlspace of all of hell week. Pledges crawling through broken beer bottles. Pledges having to do a slip n slide through puke.
The worse one though... pledges forced to miss football games to clean the house...
None of these were my chapter, all of them are other fraternities at my school.

And, of course, this story is ALL true