Unfortunately correct. When Yahoo announced they were closing their Groups I spent a lot of time downloading postings from several Groups which were of my interest. I thought I moved them onto a DVD or thumb drive, but I have not come upon either. I fear that I might on merely saved them onto a hard drive of my previously PC which met its demise. I'll try to recite some of the threads as best I remember
The Fraternity Hazing thread I was referring to I recall included a story about a frat at Illinois State. Like many frats, they required their pledges to wear a pledge uniform. During early pledging this was just during designated times, such as pledge class meetings, pledge class work sessions, fraternity activities such as midnight serenades outside sorority houses etc. As the one semester plus pledge period progressed toward hell week and initiation the uniform requirement expanded in scope to the point where pledges were required to wear their uniform almost the entire time they were in the frat house. The pledge uniforms were nothing more than white tee shirt, white gym shorts, jock and cup, all marked in big stenciled letters PLEDGE, as pledges were not allowed to wear the fraternity herald. The obligatory "pledge gig book" was secured inside the of the rear of the jockstrap waistband, but the requisite nickels, matches, wrapped rubber, and black marble found haven inside the cup.
I don't remember if it referred to the same fraternity, but story was told of a fraternity requiring their pledges to wear a similar pledge uniform "at all times", wearing it under the required blazer, shirt, tie and trousers while in class. A posting offered memories of watching pledges from a fraternity putting on jocks and cups in the locker room, AFTER completing mandatory freshman Physical Education classes.
One posting I recall might catch the attention of any straight readers of this thread. This fraternity also required jocks and cups be worn by pledges, but I am not sure to what extent. If they had a pledge who failed to meet their dating quota, they would fix him up with a member of the sister sorority who was in on the plot. The pledge was required to wear his jock and cup on the movie date (to be sure he didn't get in trouble). Meanwhile, the sorority girl would get really affectionate during the movie, including rubbing the thighs of the plastic packaged pledge. Pleasure or agony? Who knows.
Finally, while discussing movies. In the era before VCR and DVD's , most all fraternities had huge collections of 8 mm porno movies showing nothing but hard core sex ( f*ck films). Some collections also showed gay sex. It was customary for each pledge class to donate a dozen or so new movies each year. One posting in the Group described a fraternity which decided to reward their pledges with an invitation to watch the Sunday night flicks in the chapter room. The only duty of the pledges was to assure that the actives beer tankards were refilled as needed. (Pledges were not allowed to drink). The members typically wearing sweat pants and it was not uncommon for them to "play with their puds" as the movie action got animated, and leave the room to "complete their business" in the bathroom. Meanwhile, the pledges wearing obligatory pledge uniforms (jocks and cups included) had to stand silent at attention watching the movie excitement. To add insult, the pledges would be required to clean up the messes in the bathrooms after the show, and the actives weren't always careful where they shot their loads.
Timothy, I took interest in this Yahoo Group as I sold to a couple of accounts in college towns which ordered a large number of Bike Cup Supporter Units. One was a jewelry store which didn't sell sporting goods but lots of Greek regalia including fraternity/sorority pins, tankards badges etc. I could always count on their annual July order 10 or 12 dozen cup jock sets. It was a sort of don't ask, don,t tell sale but everyone knew that they would soon be stenciled in fraternity initials, and in just a few more weeks be worn "to protect the future assets of the fraternities".
I suspect the rear leg straps of some of the jocks provided a template for perhaps the location of an occasional paddling it or two.
Sorry I haven't found the thread download.. Without intending to start a debate on hazing, I only suggest that no pledge ever died from having his erection inconvenienced by a hard cup, and pledge period discomfort certainly beats the horrific alcohol related hazing deaths which have plagued Fraternity pledging in recent years.
My 2 cents worth guys