“Is this what you thought we signed up for?” I asked. I remember texting Zach to see if he was as weirded out by the whole thing as I was. The strangest part was how much they seemed to enjoy it. Guys who had been welcoming and friendly just days before now treated us like dirt. It was like the stuff you read about in psychology textbooks. There were endless requests to run errands (never at a reasonable hour of the day), and my pledge brothers and I were the constant target of insults. So a few weeks later, along with my best friend Zach Knight, I accepted an invitation to pledge the South Carolina Alpha Chapter.Īs soon as I signed my bid card, things started to change. Even though they were a pledge model chapter, they talked about brotherhood, equal rights and continuous development. They told me they didn’t put up with hazing. Still, I was worried that any distraction could cost me my scholarship, and it was no secret that fraternities at the University of South Carolina offered plenty of distractions.Įven today, anyone who spends a few weeks on my campus can see that lots of fraternities are actively hazing pledges and partying harder than non-Greeks. Towards the end of my first semester, I started to feel like something was missing, and wondered what it would be like to join a fraternity. I had a full ride with an Army ROTC scholarship, and I knew I’d be plenty busy with class. Like a lot of guys who end up joining fraternities, I never saw myself going Greek. Springboard: A Series to Launch You Into SigEp LeadershipĪ chapter president at the University of South Carolina shares his pledging experience, his chapter’s near closure and what it took to turn everything around.
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