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[PrettyBoy]

Hey guys, everyone has their own opinion. I agree with some of you. It doesn't mean you shouldn't have the same benefits as everyone else because you didn't get in through the traditional way of pledging. I also think it's what you do once you're in the fraternity/sorority, not what you did to get in. Someone had mentioned founders being hazed. I can't speak for Phi Mu and the other NPC sorority that was mentioned earlier, because those organizations don't really interest me enough to speak on them, but I can speak for the Founders of Kappa Alpha Psi who were all African American men. I think if I attended a college that was predominantly white that excluded me from just about everything other students could do because of the color of my skin, I would consider that a form of hazing. Being called the "N" word often while going to class isn't nice either. Name calling is a form of hazing. Isn't it? Infact they were called the "N" word so much the name of our fraternity was changed to Kappa Alpha Psi. You can find this information at any bookstore. No, they didn't haze each other, and I know they wouldn't agree with some of the things that are going on now, but what they had to go through back in 1911 because of the their skin being their sin, to me is a form of hazing. In fact if you read some of the history of Kappa Alpha Psi, you will clearly see what they went through. It was no merry go round ride. It was a hard ride.

As far as my pledge period goes, I won't comment on it, or what I had to do to become a member, but what I will say is I'm not a Neo. I'm a graduate and now working on an Industrial Design degree. I'm also very active in my fraternity and "financial". I'm a lifetime member. For those of you who don't agree with me, it's no big deal. We're all entitled to our own opinions. I just don't think anything great should come without hard work. That's all.