I was never a part of the Fraternity and Sorority system at the college I attend. I never really wanted to be part of a collective where one must go through strange initiation rights and other practices throughout the college years.
However there are advantages to being a member of Sororities and Fraternities. The network created just by being a member is an advantage. By becoming a member you have generations of ‘brothers’ or ‘sisters’ out in the working world that could be a big asset in job-hunting after college.
The initiation is one of the least pleasant things about Fraternities and Sororities. One time I had to use the facilities in a school building. I went to the door of the bathroom and tried to push it open but someone was trying to hold it shut but I’m not that much of a weakling so I pushed harder while yelling, ‘hey! What’s going on in there?’
As I entered the bathroom there were a group of guys in there (some that seemed slightly drunk). One guy was bent over the sink with another standing behind him with a marker signing one of his pale white ass cheeks (what could I say?---nice form. Come to think about it, it was a nice looking ass, white, firm and smooth).
I calmly asked what are you guys doing (I know it was a stupid question-they’re signing ass!). They told me that as an initiation right they were supposed to find a girl to sign their rear ends. These guys couldn’t find a girl or were too embarrassed (I guess) to ask a girl to put pen to derriere and John Hancock their asses.
The most common task new frat members seemed to be told to do was steal various street signs. So many signs were being taken that the town the college is located in had to pass an ordinance stiffening penalties for taking street signs.
Another common initiation task was to drink as much beer or hard liquor as possible in the shortest period of time before you threw up could not control motor functions, or passed out. .
There were many other types of initiations I heard of or witnessed like streaking, wearing stupid outfits and other strange antics. Our present President Bush use to brand the buttocks of new Skull and Bones members I heard.
This means our president has seen a lot of male ass. Even gays are saying, whaaaat? (hmmm, I wonder why I never wanted to join a frat?).