Question on Rushing in my 30s (Fraternity)

[nate2512]

In the late 1970s(?) maybe, our chapter pledged a gentleman 72 years old.

On a much more serious note...and may God bless me, because i'm going to get thread raped. But I think a lot would have to do with whether or not the chapter hazes. Let's be frank, adult like, some chapters do indeed still haze, I don't know about the particular campus or anything. Or which chapters do or don't but it still happen. I care to imply the rest of the point and hope you and everyone else see what I am getting at.

Let the inevitable onslaught begin.

[CrackerBarrel]

Originally Posted by nate2512

In the late 1970s(?) maybe, our chapter pledged a gentleman 72 years old.

On a much more serious note...and may God bless me, because i'm going to get thread raped. But I think a lot would have to do with whether or not the chapter hazes. Let's be frank, adult like, some chapters do indeed still haze, I don't know about the particular campus or anything. Or which chapters do or don't but it still happen. I care to imply the rest of the point and hope you and everyone else see what I am getting at.

Let the inevitable onslaught begin.

Agreed, even if it's just verbal/mental hazing, are you going to be able to put up with getting yelled/cursed/screamed in the face at by a 19 year old kid for not memorizing lengthy passages out of a book or random facts about other 18-22 year old guys? Before you consider those chapters, that's something to think about.

[nate2512]

Not to say all chapters are like that, but some definitely are.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by nate2512

In the late 1970s(?) maybe, our chapter pledged a gentleman 72 years old.

On a much more serious note...and may God bless me, because I'm going to get thread raped. But I think a lot would have to do with whether or not the chapter hazes. Let's be frank, adult like, some chapters do indeed still haze, I don't know about the particular campus or anything. Or which chapters do or don't but it still happen. I care to imply the rest of the point and hope you and everyone else see what I am getting at.

Let the inevitable onslaught begin.

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

Agreed, even if it's just verbal/mental hazing, are you going to be able to put up with getting yelled/cursed/screamed in the face at by a 19 year old kid for not memorizing lengthy passages out of a book or random facts about other 18-22 year old guys? Before you consider those chapters, that's something to think about.

Kind of interesting that you both popped in to this thread with same idea at same time.

What ever.

As for your comment: The OP is a 30+ year old military veteran.
Just what could a 19 year old do to him?
And why?
As we have seen in most of, if not all of the RM threads, he has three choices:
Take in.
Give it back-G*D help those kids if he does!
Get out of Dodge and report them to all TPTB.
Or if he is from Ft Lewis, have some friends pay them a visit
And if from McCord or Whitby Island, Chapter house will be a hole in ground.

And this is the University of Washington, Seattle Washington.
You both maybe out of your region here.

[Kato]

Originally Posted by nate2512

In the late 1970s(?) maybe, our chapter pledged a gentleman 72 years old.

I forget to mention, that story is cool as hell. Really real life beats Hollywood any day. =)

Originally Posted by jon1856

Kind of interesting that you both popped in to this thread with same idea at same time.

What ever.

As for your comment: The OP is a 30+ year old military veteran.
Just what could a 19 year old do to him?
And why?
As we have seen in most of, if not all of the RM threads, he has three choices:
Take in.
Give it back-G*D help those kids if he does!
Get out of Dodge and report them to all TPTB.
Or if he is from Ft Lewis, have some friends pay them a visit
And if from McCord or Whitby Island, Chapter house will be a hole in ground.

And this is the University of Washington, Seattle Washington.
You both maybe out of your region here.

Funny enough, I do have plenty of mates at Lewis. I was with 172d Stryker Brigade up in Alaska (traded in my skis for desert boots and boarded the plane), and more than a few of the old boys rotated into Stryker Bdes here in WA.

I was the smart one. I got out while the getting was good.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by Kato

I forget to mention, that story is cool as hell. Really real life beats Hollywood any day. =)



Funny enough, I do have plenty of mates at Lewis. I was with 172d Stryker Brigade up in Alaska (traded in my skis for desert boots and boarded the plane), and more than a few of the old boys rotated into Stryker Bdes here in WA.

I was the smart one. I got out while the getting was good.

I was down in UPS and ran into a few Rangers along the way.
All good Men.

[Kato]

Originally Posted by jon1856

I was down in UPS and ran into a few Rangers along the way.
All good Men.

Ah, UPS. An oustanding school. Unfortunately on the GI Bill I would need to rob 4, maybe 5 banks per semester.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by Kato

Ah, UPS. An oustanding school. Unfortunately on the GI Bill I would need to rob 4, maybe 5 banks per semester.

I will let you know where the EZ ones are