As a Boy Scout parent and an involved volunteer with my GLO, when they showed us the Order of the Arrow video, my first thought was "This is hazing and there's no way my son is going to do this". My ex-husband, who is not Greek, whispered to me "I hope he doesn't want to do this because I am not comfortable with this at all." To date, my son has been invited to membership 3 times and has declined. I haven't said a word to him, but I'm secretly glad. I'm also glad he has no interest in doing the Polar Bear. Somehow, I'm not convinced that *my* almost 13 year old is up to handling the Ordeal or the Polar Bear. He already gets sick after every camp out because he doesn't sleep!
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