Hazing

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by Random Task

There will always be some kind of "Hazing" in every Greek organization because their has to be some sort of test in order to pick the week from the strong, the question remains still though, how far do you go with it?..

Uh. Disagree. We don't haze at all. If we did, I would have turned in my pledge pin...I wasn't so desperate to be Greek that I would put up with that crap.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl

I wasn't so desperate to be Greek that I would put up with that crap.

For real. Here's my thing with hazing, my PARENTS don't even tell me what to do. Why would I let a bunch of sorority girls yell at me, beat my ass, and tell me what to do/where to be? Please.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

For real. Here's my thing with hazing, my PARENTS don't even tell me what to do. Why would I let a bunch of sorority girls yell at me, beat my ass, and tell me what to do/where to be? Please.

Carnation probably knows which sorority I'm talking about, but to be nice I won't name them.

Before I joined AGD, I became friends with some girls in a local sorority and because they were cool, I decided to rush and ultimately become a pledge of their sorority. Sure, they were sweet and kind...but after their Carnation ceremony (similar to NM ceremony), these bitches went on power trip mode.

I remember my first pledge meeting. I was told to wear my pledge pin at all times "or else". And then I was given a list of names in which the actives wanted to be saluted and the proper greeting in which they were to be saluted--because if I ran into them on campus I was to address them as such "or else".

Not to mention I had to carry around this ridiculous box wrapped in pink cloth "or else".

I still remember my first pledge meeting when I looked at my pledgemistress and asked her, "Bitch, you want me to call you WHAT?" Needless to say, I turned in my pledge book, pin, and materials. Wait -- I take that back. I threw the shit at those bitches during their morning meeting in the caf.

Needless to say, they weren't at all friendly to me after I depledged. I shoulda known that those twats were fake asses who butter you up just to lure you into pledging. That's why I don't feel bad when I told everybody what was in those pink boxes. Yeah, they weren't too happy but I don't give a shit.

At least I didn't have to carry around a stupid fucking pumpkin throughout Fall semester. Yeah, I said it.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by OTW

I was to address them as such "or else".

Not to mention I had to carry around this ridiculous box wrapped in pink cloth "or else".

I'm curious OTW, what was the "or else?"

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I'm curious OTW, what was the "or else?"

I never really got to see what "or else" meant because I didn't stick around too long, but the pledges who did stick it out did have to go through intense PT at effed up hours in the morning.

I did experience missing windshield wipers from my car after I DP-ed, though. And that's despite the fact that I'd park my car at different areas of the parking structure. Who the fuck does that, for real?

[carnation]

Originally Posted by OTW

Carnation probably knows which sorority I'm talking about, but to be nice I won't name them.

That's why I don't feel bad when I told everybody what was in those pink boxes. Yeah, they weren't too happy but I don't give a shit.

At least I didn't have to carry around a stupid fucking pumpkin throughout Fall semester. Yeah, I said it.

OK, what do they carry in the pink boxes? I'm sure they won't care if you tell since they no longer exist!

LOL about the pumpkins. To be in that group when I was there, you had to be "cosmopolitan" (the local term for mixed race) and I never could figure out what the pumpkins had to do with anything.

Originally Posted by carnation

OK, what do they carry in the pink boxes? I'm sure they won't care if you tell since they no longer exist!

LOL about the pumpkins. To be in that group when I was there, you had to be "cosmopolitan" (the local term for mixed race) and I never could figure out what the pumpkins had to do with anything.

The pink boxes were actually schoolboxes -- you know, the hard box kind with the flip top lid kids use to throw their crayons in. We had to get pretty contact paper/shelf liner to cover the outside. The inside then had to be divided into six sections and six types of candy was put in each section.

IT WAS JUST CANDY THAT WE HAD TO SERVE THE SISTERS. When people found out, they were like, "THAT'S IT?" For years and years and years they made it seem like there was some uber classified precious thing the pledges had to carry in their boxes. The boxes were covered in pink cloth, and tied the old Japanese way, to be carried in the proper manner around campus.

As far as the pumpkins go -- I have no idea why the other sorority chose that. I know their pledge period begins in mid-September and lasts till Hell Week in the Spring. If I'm not mistaken, their pledges carry the pumpkins around till the end of Fall semester.

These two sororities, to my knowledge, haven't held rush let alone pledge anyone in recent years. I visited my collegians during Greek Week and another local (one that was dormant while I was in school) is going strong, and from what I hear from my collegians...this group has a great bunch of girls and are NOTHING like the locals in the past. Good for them.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by OTW

IT WAS JUST CANDY THAT WE HAD TO SERVE THE SISTERS. When people found out, they were like, "THAT'S IT?" For years and years and years they made it seem like there was some uber classified precious thing the pledges had to carry in their boxes. The boxes were covered in pink cloth, and tied the old Japanese way, to be carried in the proper manner around campus.

As far as the pumpkins go -- I have no idea why the other sorority chose that. I know their pledge period begins in mid-September and lasts till Hell Week in the Spring. If I'm not mistaken, their pledges carry the pumpkins around till the end of Fall semester.

These two sororities, to my knowledge, haven't held rush let alone pledge anyone in recent years. I visited my collegians during Greek Week and another local (one that was dormant while I was in school) is going strong, and from what I hear from my collegians...this group has a great bunch of girls and are NOTHING like the locals in the past. Good for them.

I looked at the UH website. Was it Beta Beta Gamma you're referring to? I think they were Korean back in the day.

I was happy to see that Hui Po'okela and the Waikiki Acrobatic Troupe are still active! I was co-advisor to the first and active in the other.

Originally Posted by carnation

I looked at the UH website. Was it Beta Beta Gamma you're referring to? I think they were Korean back in the day.

I was happy to see that Hui Po'okela and the Waikiki Acrobatic Troupe are still active! I was co-advisor to the first and active in the other.

Yep..that'd be the BBGs. They were nowhere to be found when I was in school 10 years ago, but they're back!

Decades ago, these local sororities were pretty much exclusive to their own ethnic group. The BBGs were mostly Korean, Wakaba Kais were obviously Japanese, and Kappa Sigma Chi (was it?) was predominantly Chinese. Then you had the "cosmopolitan folk" like the Gammies and Phi Sigs. If I'm not mistaken, these groups eventually took on Greek letters once the University stepped in and said to stop being exclusive, with the exception of Wakaba Kai.

I'm sure these groups still hang on to their traditions, which I assume still have characteristics that date back to their founding -- but each group reflects the diversity of the present-day campus.

As far as Hui Po`okela goes -- their membership boasts a bunch of AGDs each year. My pledge sister was even president of Mortar Board prior to becoming our chapter president!

[MJo19]

I had a similar situation where I went to school. I rushed and pledged a local (well we only have local socials) sorority to only depledge 4 days later. Doing sexercises (no joke), carrying around stupid stuff I had to go buy and waste my money on, standing a certain way..blah. Yes I got the threatening phone calls too.