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9 CRAZY Sorority Pledge Stories That Will Have You Lol’ing

Sorority recruitment is the way in which individual sororities select girls – or “pledges” – to be a part of their chapter.  While this is typically a very exciting time for sisters and pledges alike, it can also be a time in which “hazing” can take place.  Hazing, an action that is condemned by the majority of Greek life today, was common practice in the past, and included making new pledges of a certain chapter do undesirable, and sometimes dangerous, things to prove that they “deserved” to be there.  As shown in the following stories, sometimes these activities can lead to lawsuits, injury, and even death. 9. Penn State Altoona A pledge, who chose to go unnamed, reported that she was required to stand among her fellow pledges with her nose against a wall while the sorority sisters screamed derogatory comments at them.  If one of the pledge members moved,

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9 SHOCKING Fraternity Pledge Stories That Will Leave You Speechless

Fraternity life is an exciting part of plenty of college campuses, and for the most part, greek life is good-natured and as wholesome as a group of college students can be.  However, sometimes the fun can end when hazing goes a little too far, as the following horror stories can attest. 9. University of Southern Mississippi A group of Psi Kappa Alpha brothers went to the Hattiesburg Zoo, and dared each other to take a picture with a swan.  While this in itself was not particularly high stakes, things took a turn when pledge Devin Nottis attempted to steal a Chilean Flamingo.  After climbing the ten foot fence, Nottis threw his tshirt over the bird, making his escape with a plan to bring her back to the frat house.  However, she was found on a nearby bike trail, so injured that there was no option but to euthanize the bird. Nottis

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A Letter To The People Who Take Life For Granted: Starring Avery Monet

To the people who take life for granted, There is so much that people take for granted from the food on their plate, the house that they live in, the people in their life, the clothes that they wear, their opportunities to learn, their health, etc. I commend people who are consistently grateful for everything that they have. I personally believe that the issue lies in the fact that people dwell on what they lack or do not have and they do not take the time to appreciate what life has already given them. Avery Monet, a 17 year old originally from Michigan who now resides in Florida, lives every moment of her life to the fullest, treasuring every single day. One day, I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed and a picture of this smiley, giddy girl came up. I did not really think anything of it, and I

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12 Things Only Bookworms Understand

Being an avid reader has so many benefits from learning new words to escaping the chaotic reality of your life and entering into someone else’s, even if they are only a fictional character. We become captivated and invested into people’s lives who don’t even really exist, or maybe they did at one point in history. We’re the kinds of people who start reading a book and our friends don’t hear from us for days on end. We’re those people who just cannot put the amazing book we just bought yesterday down, and there are some things only we will ever understand! 12) A book ending feels like losing a bunch of friends all at once 11) You start using words you were never taught in school 10) You’ve denied plans with friends to stay home to read the book that captivated you 9) The workers at the local library or

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Advice To My Younger Brother

My younger brother is six years younger than me, but not any less of a friend to me. I vividly remember when he was being born. It was the middle of the night and my parents came to my bedroom door, telling me that Grandma and Grandpa were coming over because my little brother was being born. I went back to sleep for maybe another hour, but I was too excited. So, I walked downstairs to my grandparents reading in the family room, clearly anxiously waiting for their newest grandchild. I was seven years old then. Now, I am twenty-one and my brother is fourteen, almost fifteen. Some people are baffled by the six-year difference. I just think it is normal. Honestly, the age difference did us well. You know those petty things siblings fight about? Borrowing clothes, stealing friends, so-and-so did something annoying in school today, etc.? Never. My