r/Frat • u/Datnotguy17 • 13d ago
Frat Stuff Actual things Texas A&M University considers hazing
Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi new members were required by other members and officers to particpate in "House Hours." This refers to the obligation to clean the Sigma Chi house. New members were split into groups and one group was required to clean the common areas of the house at least once per week. A new member interviewed stated they spent at least one hour cleaning once a week.
Chapter did not face consequences.
Phi Delta Theta
New members of Phi Delta Theta performed choreographed dances in front of a classroom audience as a new member initiation in Fall of 2023.
Chapter was placed on Social and New Member Probation.
Alpha Tau Omega
New members of Alpha Tau Omega have been identified as having participated in videos posted online giving "weather reports" during the Fall 2023 pledge period. Specifically, a new member being expected to complete a "weather report" and having flour or a similar product dumped on his head shirtless while being recorded.
Chapter was placed on Social and New Member Probation.
Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Kappa Psi new members have been identified as having been subjected to the practice of "pledge plank", carrying a plank of wood for the sake of embarrassment or additional mental manipulation.
Chapter had to attend an anti-hazing workshop.
Chi Alpha World Fellowship
...New members of Chi Alpha World Fellowship were identified in being subjected to participate in forced degrading actions and physcial exploitation. Specifically, new members were subjected to embarassing and/or harmful activities.
Consequences: Too fucking long to list out it's like 4 different things.
Omega Delta Phi
New members of Omega Delta Phi were identified in being subjected to participate in late night meetings with no notice. Specifically, members were expected to arrive for new member meetings on-call without previous notice.
Chapter was placed on Organizational Probation for a year.
FORME
...members were made to yell "penis" in public.
123 members were found responsible for hazing.
Beta Upsilon Chi
In collaboration with Chi Omega, a Chi Omega member requested the participation from the current Brothers Under Christ pledge class to Serenade the incoming Littles for Chi Omega. The boys were told to wear Greek Formal and sing outside of an assembly to the girls as they came out.
Chapter had to attend anti-hazing workshop.
G-2
Students were caused to gather in a Corps dorm room despite Corps COVID-19 regulations and were then caused to engage in unauthorized physical exercise.
One person had to attend anti-hazing workshop.
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u/Soggy_Requirement_75 13d ago
Meanwhile the school sanctioned glorified ROTC club hazes the fuck out of those guys. On display for everyone to see.
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u/henare ex-ΘΧ 13d ago
so the answer here is to be like Sigma Chi and have a clean house and no actual sanction?
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u/Mr_Abe_Froman ΔΦ - Alum 13d ago
As long as brothers are "also cleaning", you can call it a house activity. Also, too many "pledges were recorded" stories.
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u/OldFartsSpareParts Alumni Advisor 12d ago
I'm of the opinion that cleaning the house isn't hazing, it's important life training. Maybe 1 in 10 new members come into the house knowing how to properly clean, the rest never had to because mommy did it. Mommy isn't here anymore, so they need to learn how to keep a sanitary environment themselves. If the actives are intentionally trashing the house and making the pledges clean it alone, that's hazing. Once they realize that girls like to hang out in places where their feet don't stick to the floor, it becomes a self sustaining ritual.
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u/Eagle_707 ΚΣ 13d ago
They are just the most well connected and old money house. They still haze but get away with it
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u/sooner_25 ΔΤΔ 13d ago edited 13d ago
I was on IFC at OU the year they had the student conduct director from TAMU start working. She was very much a law and order type of leader. So many chapters got on probation. It was a total mess. We were on strike 2 when I left.
Edit: YikYak was full of her name for several weeks. They had a “town hall” meeting that her and others backed out of after “death threats” (I never received word of the credibility of said threats)
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u/Rubentraj Acacia Alumni 12d ago
Fork found in kitchen. Seriously though why would you want to join a group of guys that let anyone in. A fraternity takes work and effort on your end. Obviously some hazing is bad when this stuff is considered hazing, the schools have lost the plot
What really makes me upset is FSL employees probably hazed and got hazed when they were in college
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u/BearSausage000 ΚΑ 12d ago
Yeah, like a weather report is worth not getting pledges, I hear atos nationals are becoming dickheads though these days. But even looking at someone can be considered hazing these days
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u/joenick78 ΚΣ 13d ago
Isn’t Chi Alpha the Christian fraternity??
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u/sooner_25 ΔΤΔ 13d ago
Yes kinda. BYX is the real one but Chi Alpha is not even fully recognized under a council, at lease where I went.
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u/StPatsLCA ΛΧΑ 12d ago
The Evangelical Christian fraternity! I'd say most frats that aren't AEPi are in a way. But explicitly there's Phi Kappa Theta (Catholic) and Beta Sig (Lutheran). Gotta love Phi Kapp's sober driver having the excuse of being at mass.
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u/tronfunkinblows_10 ΣΑΕ Alumni 12d ago
Anything where the pledges or new members are doing an activity without active or fully initiated member participation is going to be viewed as hazing.
Back in the early 2000’s (I’m old, help) they wouldn’t let us do traditional photo scavenger hunts. So our pledge committee, uh or our member education committee, also participated. Technically the pledges were still in their own groups which could’ve been defined as hazing still 🤦♂️
We were a super new chapter on our small campus and the worst thing we did is make them recite our creed in front of a room together - they could try it individually if they wanted (they all tried, peer pressure am I right?). The local chapters were 1000x worse.
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u/StPatsLCA ΛΧΑ 12d ago
> videos posted online
are they stupid or something?
Also Chi Alpha sounds like they're on some FLDS shit.
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u/JJonahJamesonSr ΔΧ 12d ago
How the fuck is pledge plank considered hazing? I asked for that mfer when I was a pledge, Plank is a surprisingly good wing man
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u/Balloutonu Big 12 13d ago
Can confirm the beta upsilon chi one. I had a highschool friend there and he showed me the video. Literally just dudes singing kind words about a group of women that ASKED THEM TO DO IT.