Hazing & Rush

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by JocelynC

We get alot of girls who come through thinking that the NM period is going to be similar to that of some Lifetime movie, and they're like shaking and nervous on the night of Arc Degree (NM ceremony) thinking that something awful is going to happen to them. They are quite relieved once they go through it and realize that it's perfectly harmless.

I love Your style and feelings!

This is the way it should be!

[bows&toes]

Most people that go through our rush expect it. If they ask about it point blank, I would definitely downplay it and say something to the tune of "it's not so bad" and change the subject to be safe.

I know that 99% of our pledges go into it WANTING to get the full experience, and they expect to get hazed. If we didn't haze them, they would lose respect for the chapter and would be disappointed with their pledging experience.

[shinerbock]

Yeah, unless they're from another region of the country, they know about hazing usually. If they ask, which doesnt happen often, we say stuff like "its tough, but fun." I notice that a lot of guys going through rush make comments as if to tell us that they know they'll get hazed, and they're ready for it. Its usually something like, "I really like it here, I know its gonna be rough pledging, but thats the point." Like I said earlier, when I was pledge trainer and we had to initiate a couple weeks early, some of the new guys felt slighted when they found out the stuff they would have done.