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What is the main difference between the Balanced Man Program and a pledge system? Answer: First of all, let’s clear some things up. A pledge system does not always equal a hazing fraternity; however, it does promote hazing activities for a number of reasons. First, a chapter with pledging is a two-tier system with two groups, pledges and brothers. This is not true with a BMP chapter where there are multiple levels of development, and the only separation is the member’s knowledge of the ritual and his progress on his individual journey of brotherhood. A person becomes a brother when he accepts the invitation of membership, not after a certain time period and a one-time initiation process. A new member in a BMP chapter has all the rights and privileges that any other member in the chapter has.