POO: Hazing/induction rituals

blood in blood out? what's that?

A buddy of mine got branded in his armpit with a hot nail, then made to hang from a tree branch while the gang members kicked footballs at him. This was when he was about 8 years old.

We have a special "welcome to chicago" drink:

http://static.flickr.com/96/260768879_7bb31839a0.jpg

blood in blood out? what's that?

Most prison gangs follow the policy of "blood in - blood out."

* Blood In - This generally means that to get into a prison gang, one has to spill someone else's blood. Most often this requires a murder, although occasionally it can be an aggravated assault. The idea is that law enforcement officials will refuse to carry out murder or aggravated assaults, therefore allowing the prison gangs to remain without infiltration.

* Blood Out - Most prison gangs are for life. Blood Out refers to trying to get out of a prison gang. Most often, this means the member will be killed, although occasionally it can be a severe beating. In reality, for many prison gang members, once they are released from prison, if they choose not to continue in any prison or outside gang activity, they can usually walk away and not associate with any other member. They may face danger, however, if they return to prison having refused to cooperate with gang activities on the outside.[citation needed]

A dispute arose last night whether the "elephant walk" involved a column of guys each holding onto the dick of the guy in back of them, each with a thumb up the ass of the guy in front of them, or both, with subsequent argument about whether switching hands and/or sucking thumb was required...
to be hired into the Office of the Vice President.

typical student sports society initiation

shots of spirits laced with salt and pepper, incl. absinthe and 'cement mixer' (bailey's curdled with lime in mouth), around 12 in all, then down the pub for a couple of beer/cider/gin 'killer' pints.

the object of the initiation was to enforce vomiting, an accomplishment that in my (and everyone else's) case proved entirely successful, although i was unconscious at the time so i wasn't aware of my accession to the society. fortunately, i was surrounded by tormenters, who at least ensured that i didn't choke on my own expelled stomach-contents and die.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/10/12/am.costello.navy.hazing.cnn

This Toussaint dude seems like a real treat.

the only hazing involved in the initiation ritual for the literary society i joined in college was of the "No Exit" variety.

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/9/12/2420779/tampa-bay-rays-rookie-hazing-fred-savage-movies

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/25/us/tennessee-fraternity-suspended/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Knoxville, Tennessee (CNN) -- Twelve students at the University of Tennessee have been cited for underage drinking, one for disorderly conduct, and a chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity suspended after a weekend incident involving alcohol enemas in which one student was hospitalized, a university spokeswoman said.