Madras Institute of Technology: What is the craziest thing you did or experienced as a fresher?

At MIT you will find various "traditions" and "rituals" as a fresher. A friend of mine joined MIT in 2012 and fortunately, it was the year the institute had started imposing strict rules on ragging. Many being day scholars escaped such ragging incidents but it was not the same for his hosteller friends. They had to interact with the seniors one way or the other. 

MIT oath-taking - One of the crazy traditions you will explore at MIT is its oath-taking - it's a beautifully framed poem full of artistic foul words. The freshers are expected to recite this poem to their seniors without making fun of it. 

MIT salute - It is another tradition of saluting seniors with hands tucked in there. 

This was the craziest thing my friend observed as a fresher student at MIT. But these things were also used as icebreakers between seniors and freshers. Well, apparently the rules and regulations at MIT are quite lenient now, juniors go in groups to give an introduction to seniors with the salute and oath.