I will never understand frat boys' interest in smacking each other's asses with paddles, and the activity has the University of Kansas' Interfraternity Council facing sanctions for violating KU's anti-hazing policy.
A KU investigation found that new and old members of the council's executive board smacked each other's asses with paddles after a transition ceremony in November, the Lawrence-Journal World reported. Members apparently took turns making each other's butt cheeks rosy red. This is, of course, embarrassing because the Interfraternity Council reps KU's frats and is supposed to "promote a positive Greek image" -- a positive image that doesn't involve members pretending to be Ben Affleck in Dazed & Confused.
There's more via the LJW:
Also in the report, former board members described the 2009 turnover ceremony, which involved older members placing pillowcases over their heads so they could not see what was happening. Then, the report said, members were asked questions in a forceful manner, and paddled by the person who held their post.KU's vice provost for student success is still deciding on a punishment that doesn't involve a paddle, since these boys like that a little too much.Last year, however, members opted not to use pillowcases, were not as aggressive with questions and didn't paddle their replacements, the report said, but couldn't explain why a paddle was used.
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