Posted on 11/23/2025 5:16:31 AM PST by C19fan
Trivia: Sigma Chi used to be considered a Catholic fraternity
The national organization did close the UT chapter.
Sigma Chi was Christian based.
The whole Greek system in college is a huge waste of time, energy, and money.
Updike, 18
Not a good thinker sad
Seems like there should be criminal charges.
Further, the little perverted freaks IN the fraternity need to be sent to prison. Hopefully, they’ll make new friends where they go and enjoy new experiences, especially in the showers.
I was going to make a snarky comment about that.
I agree, but what made this kid such a glutton for horrific punishment? He should have been out of there, even if it meant withdrawing for the semester to return home, after the first such incident.
No, it was Roman Catholic.
What does it mean that the love of many will grow cold (Matthew 24:12)?
https://www.gotquestions.org/love-of-many-will-grow-cold.html
Isn’t torture a federal crime? Permanent disfigurement
is a serious violent felony in most states. Where are the prosecutions? Why aren’t the names and faces of the perps being publicized? Why shouldn’t the University be sued into oblivion?
Roman Catholicism IS the largest Christian denomination !!!
Many other organizations have their traditions of initiation rituals. When I was in the Navy, I was stationed on a ship that crossed over the equator. The tradition was, the newer petty officers had the option of participating in a couple of hazing rituals, all meant to be in the spirit of fun.
The things I had been hearing about those routines sounded too silly and too humiliating for me to see them as just a joke. Much of it involving being ordered to take a drink of alcohol if you answered some trivia questions wrong.
This is back in the early 80’s, where it was not uncommon for Sailors to have a bottle of gin stored in their berthing (sleeping) area. I refused to be part of it. It all just sounded stupid, and I didn’t care to be seen as Square or Not Cool. A young adult has to be ready to think for themselves.
Bingo. We were just talking about this recently at a men’s breakfast. Society and Hollywood have pushed so much propaganda that people think the RC church is Christian. Fact is, they aren’t and have a long history of torture and abuse such as this case. Nobody has killed more Christians than the Roman church.
Did you debrotherize in the end?
Yes. Parents should talk to their children before college. "Sure, you might want to get into a frat, but don't be a dumbass. They aren't allowed to haze you. it's illegal. They cannot do this or this or that. Don't let people push you around. I didn't raise you to be an idiot. If that stuff is happening, you get yourself out of that situation. Understand?"
The whole Greek system in college is a huge waste of time, energy, and money.
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Totally agree. Despicable.
“Some members of the fraternity members threatened to sexually assault his girlfriend if he didn’t obey they commands, the lawsuit claims.”
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