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[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 minutes ago

This is extremely basic frat boi shit. Nothing new at all. Now, about that pre owned Mazda...

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 14 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

All these straight privileged bros sure do go out of their way to do the gayest shit, and I say that as a bisexual man

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Why would you assume they're all straight?

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 5 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Gay/bi dudes are interesting enough unique people to not have to pay for friends by joining a dumbass fraternity

Honestly I assume anyone that joins a fraternity is some type of quasi-sentient NPC incapable of thinking for themselves

[–] quarkquasar@lemmy.world 1 points 23 minutes ago

I've got to imagine the societal pressure amongst kids now is far greater than it used to be, what with cameras and the internet everywhere.

Not to mention that most of them just aren't getting anywhere near the education they should be. They're dumb and scared, and they should be considering the state of the world they're going to live in.

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 0 points 2 hours ago

Oh, c'mon now. People are individuals. You're not really doing anyone any favors with these broad generalizations. Not all non-straight men are interesting, and not everyone who joined a fraternity is an NPC incapable of thinking for themselves. You can't just take a massive group of people like that and treat them as if they're all the same.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 20 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

A buddy of mine's grandad once got drunk with us when we were like 17ish, and told us that no matter we did, we should never join a fraternity in college.

Apparently, when he was in college, he got sucked into this cycle of hazing and sunk cost fallacy (not what he called it, but that's what I think it was). It started off pretty basic, and ended up with him and a couple other pledges being dressed as girls and servicing all of the brothers for a weekend. Including, and this is a quote, "taking it up the ass. The other two guys got some butter shoved up their first, but I didn't." Said he bled for days and couldn't tell anyone, because then they'd call him a f-slur and probably kick him out of school

I'm assuming it's not quite so bad anymore, but lemme tell you, I never once considered joining a frat after that tearful old man relived his fucking horror story to us while drunk

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Said he bled for days and couldn’t tell anyone, because then they’d call him a f***** and probably kick him out of school

Do you mind starring out the word f** like I did? It's setting off the automod.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 hours ago

Sure thing! Just changed to f-slur

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Poor granddad. 😐

they'd call him a f-slur and probably kick him out of school

How can the fraternity kick you out of school? Do they have that amount of authority or influence?

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago

I'll never understand hazing. I joined a fraternity because I liked the people in it and loved the organization's philosophies. One of which was a zero tolerance stance on hazing. Didn't matter if you were one of the oldest chapters or one in the process of chartering, National would pull your letters and shutter your chapter.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 27 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Imagine someone telling you this and you're like "yeah I'll do that to join."

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 3 points 3 hours ago

This is genuinely so strange to me. I wouldn't generally mind that one has to somehow prove themselves to be able to join but just to humiliate other because it's something you had to endure few years earlier makes no sense to me and I don't want anything to do with a club that does that. I'm far more likely to find likeminded people within the group who chose not to join for the same reason.

[–] calliope@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 11 hours ago

I have genuinely never understood it.

People heard the horror stories, and not only were they like “yeah I’ll do that,” they wanted to eventually do it to others.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 9 points 14 hours ago

See this is just like zoos putting animals in the washrooms during bad storms

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 2 points 10 hours ago

One of my college criteria was one with no fraternities, and I have no regrets.

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] flandish@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

yeah. alpha delta pi is a sorority. phi is not.

freaking college orgy groups. glad i could not afford college anyway. knew a guy who joined tke and unlocked full dbag potential.

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 4 points 13 hours ago

Ugh glad they're not as popular in Canada since traveling for school isn't as common as in the states.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

I had a cousin that joined a less popular one and he came out alright. It's still weird though.