An Inside Look at Ivy League Fraternity Pledging: Columbia Pi Kappa Alpha Edition

An Inside Look at Ivy League Fraternity Pledging: Columbia Pi Kappa Alpha Edition

Last night, twenty well-dressed “giants” gathered outside of Butler Library on College Walk to show their commitment to Pi Kappa Alpha by engaging in a laundry list of group-bonding activities.

 

Orchestrating the group was a PKA brother, who commanded the pledges to respond at his every whim.

 

According to the Bwog, the men were given four tasks by their master over the course of their excursion into the neighborhood surrounding Columbia:

 

1. Yell that they were pledging “the best frat” ever, Pi Kappa Alpha. Anything short of an eardrum-busting shout was unacceptable.

 

2. Stalk the women on campus until they secured – at the very least – five phone numbers. One girl-shy pledge considered this an impossible task and suggested that the men fabricate the numbers, but surprisingly, they succeeded legitimately.

 

3. Lunge down to 114th street. When they got there, they walked towards Amsterdam Avenue and started chanting: “I don't know what I've been told/Eskimo ****'s mighty cold.”

 

4. Finally, scream at the top of their lungs – anything at all.

 

And so, dear readers, there you have it – a glimpse into the pledging process at an Ivy League university.

 

Sad, isn’t it?

 

 

[Photo Credit and Story Source: The Bwog]

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Anonymous
Ivy League pledging is nothing compared to SEC/ACC fraternity pledging, I bet. Posted 10/12/2008 11:18 PMReply
Anonymous
do you mean PI kappa alpha? Posted 10/12/2008 11:28 PMReply
Anonymous
I don't understand how you can think that this is bad? This sounds like some pretty tame shit compared to PAC 10 Posted 10/13/2008 12:24 PMReply
Anonymous
its sad cuz its lame. i pledged in 96 at maryland. that was hazing. if fact, my fraternity was cited on numerous occasions for hazing. in guy disclocated a shoulder, i chipped two teeth, and there were several instances of stitches. there was more than one arrest, and evry pledge in my class vomitted many, many times. and u know what, i wouldnt trade it for the world. Posted 10/13/2008 12:36 PMReply
Anonymous
frats are for losers who don't have any friends Posted 10/13/2008 12:47 PMReply
Anonymous
pussy shit Posted 10/13/2008 2:32 PMReply
Anonymous
p u s s y shit Posted 10/13/2008 2:33 PMReply
Anonymous
That sounds very, very tame. Posted 10/13/2008 2:57 PMReply
Anonymous
Go to a military college...we'll see how tough you are Posted 10/13/2008 4:21 PMReply
Anonymous
hahaha thats a joke right? why is this even news? very tame...nothing remotely resembling hazing. Posted 10/13/2008 6:25 PMReply
Anonymous
very tame account.
sounds like boyscout camp.
ivy league frats are circle jerks, i'm sure.
Posted 10/13/2008 7:48 PMReply
Anonymous
my boyscout camp was tougher than this. must be a very slow news day. I pledged in 86 and seemed like my army Basic training days. Quit complaining and be a man! Posted 10/13/2008 10:20 PMReply
Anonymous
Wow...anyone in a frat likes in the butt Posted 10/14/2008 04:18 AMReply
Anonymous
frats are for ppl who need to pay for friends & then think their badasses bc they can haze one another...wow, u guys really are that stupid... Posted 10/14/2008 11:36 AMReply
Anonymous
Frats are a bunch of insecure posers who are unsure of themselves. Posted 01/23/2009 04:08 AMReply

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