I don't get it.

I don't get frats. Some of the fellows kids here on campus are all pledging. And I should totally rephrase myself. I don't get Greek Life. What's the point of being abused or hazed just to be able to call myself brothers with a bunch of dudes? Same with the women, I've head of some nasty stuff going on to girls as well. Such as wearing a cowbell for a full month straight just to be able to hear the pledges when they're walking around campus. Other brawls that have occured in basements that include a bunch of guys beating the shit out of each other just to come back to each others rooms at the end of the day asking to do, "who wants to do keg stands brah?"

Never have I heard of a good explanation for Greek Life. The remaining answers I hear are, oh it's a great way to meet people and form long lasting relationships with people in college. That's cool, but there's other ways to just be friendly and meet people. I just don't get it, maybe it's because I'm not in one? Somebody please explain it to me.