Louisville Suspends TKE Chapter For Some Of The Weakest Hazing Allegations Yet
11 years ago

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To start this off, I’d like to make the definition of hazing very clear. According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of hazing is as follows: “the practice of playing unpleasant tricks on someone or forcing someone to do unpleasant things.” Now that I have shared that, these allegations will seem even more ridiculous.

The University of Louisville suspended its Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter yesterday after photos surfaced of their pledges cheering at a game or pep rally while shirtless and wearing the fraternity’s letters painted across their torsos. Hold your shock. That’s not all this heinous chapter is accused of requiring of their pledges.

From Wave3 News:

“They also were required to serve as ‘designated drivers’ if the brothers were drinking, and to carry red binders—essentially a pledge manual,” Mardis said.

I should’ve slapped a NSFW tag on this article. The allegations are truly fucking horrifying. Requiring pledges to keep drunk drivers off of the road?! Carrying a pledge manual?! Shut these motherfuckers down.

The loser that said those words quoted above is Michael Mardis, the Dean of Students at Louisville, otherwise known as the idiot responsible for suspending the chapter over some of the weakest hazing allegations I’ve ever come across. They couldn’t even find evidence that they made a pledge drink a beer? Hell, maybe they were forced to wear certain clothes to class. Those dipshits at the university don’t even have that to level against the fraternity. This is new level bullshit.

Our buddy Mardis had the following to say about the fraternity.

“There was this environment, this expectation that you’re required to do these things,” Mardis said. “And if you don’t do those things you might not be able to become a member.”

He wrapped it up with this gem:

But Dean of Students Michael Mardis concedes many people might not consider the allegations “hazing.”

Those people are called “men,” Michael. Fuck your allegations.

If this is the road we’re heading down, it’s about to be a scary time for Greeks.

[via Wave3 News]

  2. MikeC

    We’re on probation because we did’t let in a GDI and he called the cops saying he saw dozens of kegs and people smoking weed in the kitchen. And the UW system doesn’t allow organizations to appeal. So now we have a dry house.

    11 years ago at 12:42 pm
  3. Ace Ventura

    What the actual fuck is this?! Next thing you know we’ll be getting suspended for having them learn the history of the fraternity because “there was this environment, this expectation that you’re required to do these things,” Well, of fucking course you’re required to do some things. That’s what being a new member in ANY organization is about! By that definition the university is hazing students because I have to pass classes if I want to be a member of the alumni association. Bull. Shit.

    11 years ago at 1:02 pm
  5. ChiChris

    “There was this environment, this expectation that you’re required to do these things,” Mardis said. “And if you don’t do those things you might not be able to become a member.”

    Ironic, considering in the college environment, you’re expected to go to class (“mandatory participation in events”), buy textbooks (the “manual”), pay for tuition (“dues”), and pass the courses (“mandatory tasks that must be completed”), otherwise you don’t get your degree (which I guess can be college’s way of saying, “your ass is dropped unless you do what we say”).

    Isn’t it fun when definitions can be applied to things besides Greek life?

    11 years ago at 1:24 pm
  8. Minervas_Raider

    Wow. So by this university president’s standards , making members wear suits to chapter can also be considered hazing

    11 years ago at 3:12 pm