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Animal House-Style Hazing: ‘He Was Paddled so Hard he Needed Medical Treatment’

Animal House Style Hazing: He Was Paddled so Hard he Needed Medical Treatment

An “Animal House” fraternity in upstate New York hazed a fraternity pledge so badly that “his life may have been ruined” as a result.

The New York Post reports:

An “Animal House” fraternity at an upstate hazing hotbed treated a pledge so badly “it may have ruined his life,” leading him to quit the school even though he had a substantial scholarship, according to a new lawsuit and the man’s lawyer.

During Michael Warren’s initiation at the Alpha Delta Omega frat at Hartwick College in Oneonta last year he was paddled so hard he needed medical treatment – after he spent an entire night locked in a bathroom with other pledges being subjected to strobe lights and blasting music, lawyer Gerald Gross said.

And worse, Warren, the only African-American to pledge at Alpha Delta Omega, was “racially harassed” — forced to dress up in a pimp costume, according to the suit.

“The place is run like Animal House,” Gross said. “He was paddled very, very aggressively and together with other pledges he was locked in the bathroom all night.”

Once the pledge, Michael Warren, came forward with his story, he was treated like an outcast at his campus. His lawyer said that the pledge was “so frankly traumatized, he won’t come back. It may have ruined his life.”

Comments (89)

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  • igotjokes
    Posted on April 23, 2011 at 8:08am

    At anytime he could have quit. Nobody held a gun to his head and demanded or threatend his life pehaps this could of been a well thought out plan of his to make some money about how much money will it cost to make this man feel better? “lawsuit” the new way to make your first million ?

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on April 23, 2011 at 7:50am

    Why is this a story? Who cares what a bunch of idiots do in a frat house. If they stuck around and were stupid enough to join a frat house, then it’s their decision to go through the initiation.

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  • MOLLYPITCHER
    Posted on April 23, 2011 at 6:24am

    Good thing that, at least for now, our tax dollars are not wasted on these kind of deranged morons. I would be pissed if I payed for my kids to go to college, and found out that they were taking part in this kind of behavior. I am of the opinion that kids should have to pay for at least part of their post high-school education, if not all of it. If they have to foot the bill instead of their parents, they might take it a little more seriously.

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  • clockwatcher
    Posted on April 23, 2011 at 5:58am

    Frats are for homos, you can get drunk on your own.

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  • One Match Left
    Posted on April 23, 2011 at 2:32am

    I never know what to think about frats/sororitys. people can make their own choices but alot of them have strange rituals, strange history of the founders and crazy hazing. however there are some that work for good and do things in the community and for their school. usually they seem to have some strange practices though .

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  • green_manalishi
    Posted on April 23, 2011 at 1:36am

    Thank You, May I have another sir.
    Thank you, May I have another sir.
    Thank you, May I have another sir.
    Thank you, May I have another sir.
    A little to the left please, Thank you, MayI have another sir

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  • mossbrain
    Posted on April 23, 2011 at 12:19am

    Notice how they don’t mention what type of medical treatment. A sure sign he probably got a band aid. By the way, did you know if you go to the doctor and he puts on a band aid he can bill the insurance for a wound closure and collect over $100.

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    • ivdad
      Posted on April 23, 2011 at 9:53pm

      Or in the case of John Kerry, a purple heart.

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  • Defender
    Posted on April 23, 2011 at 12:05am

    “Thank you sir may I have another”

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  • mossbrain
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 11:48pm

    You people may mock the frats but all the powerfull people belong to one. I believe Bush was Sigma Chi. We had a token black in our chapter, his nickname was Satchmo.

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  • thomas242007
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 11:10pm

    thank you sir may i have another?!

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  • concealled9mms
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:54pm

    it will all work out it the article said he was black i am quite sure eric holder is working on this racially motivated crime unlike the case you will here nothing about where the girl was kicked into a near tramatic seizure at mc donalds

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  • mrmikejohnson
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:49pm

    I‘m sure it’s just a matter of time before all frats and sororities are banned. It‘s amazing that with all the liberals crawling around those schools that they’ve lasted this long.

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  • eat-more-bacon-USA
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:49pm

    Here’s an idea – don’t join a fraternity – Problem solved. Don’t be a whiney baby, Dude.

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  • salvawhoray
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:48pm

    Check Out my take on Inglourious Basterds In 5 Seconds (Animal House style).

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkRuDg55IgU&feature=related

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  • The Coming New World Order
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:44pm

    Well, just more proof that idiocy is bread at institutions of “higher learning”. Never understood how entering into “adulthood” involved feats of stupidity. Personally I think colleges ought to drop this whole sorority business, and condemn these acts of brain deadness.

    You used to get looked down upon for acting like you rode the short bus.

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  • glennisright.com
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:29pm

    Thank you sir, may I have another?

    http://www.glennisright.com

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  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:26pm

    I believe that is the sam sororiety that Barney Frank belongs to. It is known as the Barney, I Love You, Paddling.

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  • JUSTANOTHEROPINION
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:24pm

    The color of his skin should not be the issue here. Yes, fraternity pranks are part of being in a fraternity, however, this time it was taken to far and the fraternity should be held accountable. Most of the comments I have read so far sounds like you would expect if we were talking about 10 to 14 year olds but we aren’t we are talking about 18 years and older, you know adults. They should be held accountable for their actions.

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    • dmforman
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:39pm

      When I was in college, you knew what you were getting into if you joined a Sorority or Frat. They didn’t have to do this. They could have walked away, but they continued. If you decided to stay why are you owed anything? When will we have people accountable for their own actions. If he tried to leave the frat and was refused, that is one thing, but going along with it and then telling afterwords you aren’t owed a cent.

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    • ILM_Patriot
      Posted on April 23, 2011 at 8:04am

      @dmforman

      I agree with you 100%. Back when I was pledging my Animal House fraternity (The one mentioned by name in the movie theme song), I had my thumb broken during a hazing exercise. It did not stop me and I continued on completing the task. A visit to the hospital came later. The experience only further solidified the bond with my fellow pledges and brothers. I made the choice to participate and accepted the consequences without complaint.

      ILM_Patriot  
  • marine249
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:20pm

    the whole thing is just plain dumb.

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  • hogtrashhd
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:15pm

    he be working on a claim .. scholarship smarmelship.. he don’t need no stinking edewkation…. he be looking for the money

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  • AllAmericanG
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:58pm

    How is being made to dress up like a pimp worse than being beaten with a paddle so badly that you need medical attention?

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    • avenger
      Posted on April 23, 2011 at 5:23pm

      what happened to chasing tail…we had sorority babes at our hazings slapping guys with their panties…

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  • cookcountypatriot
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:54pm

    what a chump…owie

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  • MODEL82A1
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:53pm

    Get off the Internet QUICK! As long as you are online, THEY can track you.

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    • BetterDays
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:06pm

      Oh bother big brother, I’m blasé, whoop de doo!
      Here I am……bored yet, you will be following me!

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  • high school drop out
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:52pm

    Ouch!!!!

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  • Dustyluv
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:46pm

    If you are stupid enough to pledge and agree to this idiotic stuff, then you deserve what you get. Too bad so sad. Tough noggies dummy.

     
    • TruthTalker
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:49pm

      That’s the frat the members actually burned brands into their skin where I went to college.

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    • thinkinghuman
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:52pm

      The whole thing is idiotic. You are there to get an education.

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    • booger71
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:57pm

      what a wimp

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    • Showtime
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:02pm

      You’d think that the students would have more respect for one another, instead of acting like animals.

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    • BetterDays
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:04pm

      Yup, that’s why I quit, because something I could have walked away from, but didn’t because I wanted acceptance over common sense, hurt my bottom! Now give me my money!

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    • dealer@678
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:10pm

      Rub some dirt on it you woos

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    • silentwatcher
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:16pm

      I thought frats/sororities were stupid, not to mention unnecessary, when I went to college. I stuck to my agenda, worked part time, and did my time.

      Once you graduate and leave,,,,the frats/sororities aren’t with you,,,,but your education is. Forget the childish stuff and focus on why you have reserved a part of your life for education. You don’t need the distractions.

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:19pm

      And now, the final ordeal: the Paddling of the Swollen
      A$$…With Paddles.
      Number One from the Simpsons.

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    • 408 CheyTac
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:36pm

      My favourite part – forced to dress like a pimp.

      Good grief, talk about your outdated stereotypes! Today that should be forced to dress lake a skank and beat up people in mcdonalds

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    • ozchambers
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:49pm

      Maybe he was just confused after a night out with a bad dose of ecstasy?

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    • missionarydad
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:53pm

      Frats are very childish and just plain stupid. You go to college for the education and yes socializing and bonding with others may play a roll in this process but these Frats are getting very bizarre with some of the perverted and degrading initiations that they are doing. College should be about building responsible citizens with character, and expanding healthy minds and promoting ethical behavior. Frats are more about drinking and promoting degenerate behavior for example just because the entire brotherhood participates or endorses something does not make it right or any less appalling. Just like rape is totally unacceptable and very immoral behavior no matter if it is a single perpetrator or done by a frat it is still totally sick and absolutely unacceptable. The same goes for some of these very sick initiations. I know there are some that may be very beneficial and valuable in ones future career, but these days most are just a group to get together and party, raise hell and feel good about it because everyone was equally being stupid.

      http://www.saywhatyoureallymean.blogpost.com

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    • Professional Infidel
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:59pm

      Then as now, I enjoy my own company just fine. What punks, Naw there my buddies, er brothers!! “Got jumped in”

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on April 23, 2011 at 2:10am

      Fraternities are for people without solidly defined personalities. Hazing doesn’t bother me, putting oneself in the position to be hazed however is an act of idiocy. Hazing is legit. Avoiding it, is the correct response. Form your own personality, be an individual, stand apart from the herd.

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    • avenger
      Posted on April 23, 2011 at 9:42am

      put these boys to work at gitmo…all that wasted energy.

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on April 23, 2011 at 5:24pm

      Liberal LOVE this kind of hazing. Who says college students are smart? They do, of course.

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    • HOOT
      Posted on April 23, 2011 at 8:51pm

      What’s a noggie ?

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    • YouGottaProblemWithThat
      Posted on April 23, 2011 at 8:52pm

      Seven years of college down the drain….
      Bluto: Hey! What’s all this laying around stuff? Why are you all still laying around here for?
      Stork: What the hell are we supposed to do, ya moron? We’re all expelled. There’s nothing to fight for anymore.
      D-Day: [to Bluto] Let it go. War’s over, man. Wormer dropped the big one.
      Bluto: What? Over? Did you say “over”? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
      Otter: [to Boon] Germans?
      Boon: Forget it, he’s rolling.
      Bluto: And it ain’t over now. ‘Cause when the goin’ gets tough…
      [thinks hard of something to say]
      Bluto: The tough get goin’! Who’s with me? Let’s go!
      [Bluto runs out, alone; then returns]
      Bluto: What happened to the Delta I used to know? Where’s the spirit? Where’s the guts, huh? This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you’re gonna let it be the worst. “Ooh, we’re afraid to go with you Bluto, we might get in trouble.” Well just kiss my a$$ from now on! Not me! I’m not gonna take this. Wormer, he’s a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer…
      Otter: Dead! Bluto’s right. Psychotic… but absolutely right. We gotta take these guys. Now we could do it with conventional weapons, but that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part!
      Bluto: We’re just the guys to do it.
      D-Day: [stands up] Yeah, I agree. Let‘s go get ’em.
      Boon: Let’s do it.
      Bluto: [shouting] “Let’s do it”!

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    • lankness
      Posted on April 24, 2011 at 2:09pm

      Willingness to do such things to others shows severe mental weakness on the part of the people perpetrating the abuse. I was hazed pretty bad in sports and i responded by not hazing other people, and being really good at the sports so the people hazing me eventually looked really stupid when i brought up my factual superiority to them. People that do that to other people are trash, weak hearted, semi-sociopaths who deserve to be sued, ridiculed and ruined. People that are capable of such thngs are capable of worse abuses and acceptance of these intitial steps turns them into monsters (I would know i work in a inner-cit public school). Eric Holder won‘t get involved because those rich boys dishing out the abuse’s parents are probably donors and aren’t democrats perpetually in rich frat boy mode?

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    • RedPillPatriot
      Posted on April 24, 2011 at 11:48pm

      Wuuus! Suck it up! pull your skinny jeans back up, and move on……

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    • Cerealface
      Posted on April 25, 2011 at 10:27am

      Blame the victim more…

      I haze people by wielding a gun and shooting holes through other people’s feet.
      I’m going to out on a limb and say, maybe he shouldn’t have put himself in the way of my hazing.

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    • ron.brown
      Posted on April 25, 2011 at 2:05pm

      Omega Psi Phi is the fraturnity that brands an Omega into their skin. Not this band of douche bags!

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