A Message for Our Newest Brothers

You fucking did it. For the past 10-16 weeks you’ve accepted every challenge, put up with the heaping hordes of bullshit, and stayed strong with your pledge class. When the times got tough, you pledges came together through the adversity, and became the exact kind of lifelong brothers we try to breed.

I truly find myself feeling proud of every pledge class that has completed their tasks across the country. I can only hope that you all got the full force of the messages and lessons we tried to convey. As I’m sure you’ve been told countless times, the pledge process is in place to build brotherhood, and the more time you put in the more exponential your rewards will be. Now, you might expect me to apologize for the way some of you were treated this semester. Not a fucking chance. Every single time one of you was torn a new asshole, you deserved it. I saw some of you come in with the cockiest attitudes and frankly you needed to be put in line. If it wasn’t for us, you would still be an arrogant little freshman prick running around acting like you run the place. We fixed you. You’re welcome.

So where do we go from here? Wherever the fuck you want, my new brothers. The next 3 ½-7 years will be some of the most enlightening and eventful of your life. And if you thought the fraternity was fun your first semester, it only gets better with each passing day. My advice is to capture every moment, and make sure you always make it your priority to have as much fun as possible. You only get to do this once, and now that the shitty part is over you should definitely capitalize.

We always told you that the harder it gets, the closer you are to being done. Obviously we knew what the fuck we were talking about. That last stretch might have been a bitch, but think back to that moment right as you realized This is it. I’m done. I am a brother. Yes you are my friend, and we couldn’t be more damn proud.

    1. RagnarDanneskjold

      I’m going to guess based on the “damn proud” at the end that it probably is.

      13 years ago at 9:20 pm
  1. Fratting till I die

    Pledges thought they were getting initiated last night, should have seen the looks on their faces when they found out it was fake

    13 years ago at 8:10 pm
    1. UGAfratchampion

      Lace ’em up sport. UGA is the frattiest school in the nation, and therefore the world. Fuck your face sir.

      13 years ago at 1:43 am
    2. PoloRalphLauren

      I just returned from a trip to UGA and I can say, in Georgia’s defense, that the school is pretty fratty, but there is a very prevalent population of hipster geeds who walk around in sweat pants and fucking basketball shoes. Other than that, its a fine institution.

      13 years ago at 11:25 pm
  2. Brooks Brothers

    we carry our pledges to the next semester a couple days before rush week in order to have a constant clean house and sober drives

    13 years ago at 2:00 am
  3. thefratasticmrfox

    We had to cross ours early due to an early nationals visit. But this column is spot on. Congrats to everyone who pledged and crossed this semester

    13 years ago at 12:11 pm