Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy

Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy

A Memoir

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Publisher Description


An account of sordidness and redemption by the Dartmouth fraternity member whose Rolling Stone profile blew the whistle on the frat's inhumane hazing practices.

Always trust the brotherhood.
Always protect your pledge brothers.
What happens in the house stays in the house.

Before attending Dartmouth, the worst thing Andrew Lohse had ever done was skip school to attend a John McCain rally. Growing up in suburban New Jersey, he was the typical American honor student: straight-As, on the lacrosse team, president of the Model U.N. He dreamed of following in his grandfather's footsteps and graduating from the Ivy League. When he arrived at Dartmouth, however, he found not the prestigious college of years past, but a wasteland of privilege and moral entropy. And when he rushed Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the fraternity that inspired the rival house in Animal House, Lohse's once-perfect life, as well as his goals, began to crumble around him.

Lured by free booze and friendly brothers, Andrew pledged Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and soon his life became a dangerous cycle of binge drinking and public humiliation. From chugging vinegar to swimming in a pool of human waste, Lohse's pledge class endured cruelty and psychological coercion in the hopes of obtaining a bid. Although Andrew succeeded in joining the fraternity, the pattern of abuse continued—except over time, he became the abuser.

Told by a contemporary Holden Caulfield, this is a shocking exposé of America's most exclusive institutions and a cautionary tale for modern times.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2014
August 26
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
320
Pages
PUBLISHER
St. Martin's Publishing Group
SELLER
Macmillan
SIZE
1.1
MB

Customer Reviews

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Dartmouth Grad , class of '81

A powerful reflection on some of the sick antics some of my Dartmouth friends endured. The ratio when I attended was three boys to one girl. I loved my time at Dartmouth, but I know several who were swept up in the horrific hazing rituals. I also know of girls who were exploited on a crazy, surreal evening dubbed, "Hell Night".
This is one man's spiral into obliteration via drugs and alcohol. We all have a choice, and many can forego fraternity rituals and immerse themselves in the arts, academics, and sports. His account is accurate, but the antithesis of my Dartmouth years from 1977-1981.

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