<p>I'll be attending UMD next year and am I thinking of joining a frat but am a little hesitant due to hazing. Do you guys know any frat initiations for specific frats and what frats are good frats or just party frats. Thanks!</p>
<p>As an outsider, I’m not sure there are anything but party frats?</p>
<p>ah i see
do you or does anyone know what it takes to get into those kinda frats? Is it taking a beating for a certain amount of time or chugging alcohol or is it more civilized?</p>
<p>All fraternities are different when it comes to initiation rituals/events. Certain fraternities have pledging activities that involve alcohol, others have been cited for more malicious hazing (one got kicked off campus last year). There are some fraternities that are known for their stance against hazing, but still pledging is a large committment regardless of where you pledge.</p>
<p>My son assures me that there is no hazing involved in pledging his frat at UMD. While I don’t want to identify his specifically, I know that they have a website and they have posted a pledge recruitment video on YouTube so I imagine that the other frats have as well. If you can get hold of a list of the frats at UMD, you could check out their websites and videos for more information.</p>