Paula started at university just after her nineteenth birthday and was immediately approached by four other female students, who introduced themselves and invited her to join their sorority.
Eager to fit in and make new friends, Paula accepted the offer and was told to report to the girls the following afternoon after her final lecture of the day.
She was warned she would have to undergo an initiation ritual before being welcomed into the sisterhood but this didn't deter her. At the appointed time Paula entered a storage building in an isolated part of the campus. She had no idea what lay in store for her, and this uncertainty was making her nervous.
The other girls - 20-year-olds called Sadie, Rosie, Brenda and Pam - were waiting for her. They were in the process of placing a wooden table in the centre of the large storeroom.
They didn't say anything at first but marched Paula over to the table and positioned her with her back against it. They stood round her, and Rosie said: "On your knees, girl."
As Paula dropped to the bare concrete floor, Pam told her: "Until you complete your initiation, you address us as Miss Rosie, Miss Pam, et cetera."
"Yes, Miss Pam."
"That's better," smiled Brenda.
Pam continued: "Membership of the sorority isn't granted to just anyone. It's a privilege that has to be earned."
Paula was then hauled to her feet and bent over the table on her stomach. The senior girls positioned themselves in front of her face.
Rosie said: "Grasp the end of the table and stretch yourself out. You'll find this position can get quite uncomfortable after a while."
Paula discovered that the other end of the table was already digging into her slim hips. Brenda added: "You can call a halt to these proceedings any time you like, but obviously that would demonstrate your unworthiness to enter the sisterhood."
Pam continued: "Your initiation ritual is called Six-Six-Six - the mark of the beast."
Paula imagined the girls might 'tattoo' a 666 brand somewhere on her body with a marker pen, but Pam added: "We will give you six strokes with a tennis shoe on your backside. Then we'll lift up your dress and give you a further six. Finally, we'll pull down your panties and give you six on your bare bottom. Get it - Six-Six-Six?"
"Yes, Miss Pam."
Paula got it all right. After the first few whacks, she would be wondering how on Earth she could endure the rest of this spanking, knowing it would get progressively worse.
Rosie fetched the tennis pump from a cupboard and held it in front of Paula's face."It's a man's size ten," Rosie told her. "As you can see, we've cut part of the upper heel away to make for a better grip. How much do you think it's going to hurt?"
"I think it's going to hurt quite a lot, Miss Rosie."
Brenda said: "I'm sure an intelligent girl like you can be more eloquent than that. We want you to really think about what's about to happen to you, and describe your thoughts to us."
Paula replied: "It's going to be almost unbearable. My bottom will be getting sore very quickly and you'll probably beat me harder as you strip me. I will also be feeling very humiliated."
Brenda responded: "Hell, girl, that was good. Very articulate."
Rosie said to her friends: "Yeah, I'm beginning to warm to her, you know."
"But that doesn't mean we're going to go easy on you, girl," added Brenda. "Yes, Miss Brenda. I understand."
Rosie stood behind Paula, tennis shoe in hand.
Pam told the outstretched spankee: "After each stroke, you will call out the number of that stroke and say 'thank you'. Failure to comply will result in that stroke being repeated until you get it right."
She then grabbed a handful of Paula's long auburn hair and jerked the girls's head up off the table.
"We want to watch the expressions on your face while you're being thrashed," Pam explained.
Rosie brought the tennis shoe down hard on Paula's left buttock. "One, thank you."
Rosie's second stroke was delivered to the other buttock, with equal force. "Two, thank you."
Rosie continued to alternate between rear cheeks. "Three. Uh! Thank you.Four. Oh! Thank you. Five. Ah! Thank you. Aah! Six. Thank you."
Rosie rested the tennis pump lengthways across Paula's bum, and declared: "She took that well. She stayed in position and didn't wriggle her bottom around like some do. How did she look at the other end?"
"Pretty good," said Sadie. "She was grimacing a bit but no snivelling or tears."
"You've been spanked before, haven't you?" Pam asked her as she gently lowered the girl's head back onto the table and let go of her hair.
"Yes, Miss Pam. Ex-boyfriend."
The four seniors smiled at one another. "Did you like it when he spanked you?" enquired Brenda. "Yes, Miss Brenda."
"Are you liking it now?" Sadie asked her. "And I want a detailed, honest answer."
Paula thought for half-a-minute and then replied: "Well, I've never been spanked by another girl before. I didn't think I would like it but I did enjoy it. It feels good, surrendering control to other women. It's exciting."
"And what did you think of Rosie's handiwork on your bottom?" asked Brenda
"Miss Rosie is a very good spanker, Miss Brenda. I think she's done this before and really knows what she's doing."
Rosie said: "Thank you. How's your backside feeling."
"It's a bit sore, Miss Rosie. Uncomfortable but not too painful yet. There's a tingling feeling all over it, which is quite ... er ... satisfying."
"She's good," said Sadie. "I like this girl."
"Are you ready for your next six strokes?" Brenda asked her. "Yes, Miss Brenda."
Sadie picked up the tennis pump from Paula's bottom and Brenda raised the girl's knee- length black utility dress, smoothing it down in place across her back. Rosie moved in front of Paula and said: "Will you keep your head up without me having to pull your hair?"
"Yes, Miss Rosie. Thank you."
Sadie's first stroke produced the first full-blooded scream from Paula. "Aaaaah, aaaaah! Seven. Thank you."
In contrast to Rosie's left cheek/right cheek technique, Sadie aimed every stroke at the same spot - the middle of Paula's rump. The girl was soon squirming on the table. The twelfth stroke was the most painful so far. It caught Paula high up, across the waistband of her panties.
"Aaaaagh!" she shrieked but she still managed to gasp: "Twelve, thank you, Miss Sadie."
"Hey, Sadie," said Rosie, "that was a bit high."
"Yeah, I know," said Sadie, putting the tennis shoe down on Paula's back. "I didn't mean it to land there."
Sadie leaned forward, resting her right hand lightly on Paula's shoulder. "I'm sorry, girl. It wasn't on purpose, honestly."
"That's all right, Miss Sadie. I know you didn't mean it. It was my own fault; I was moving up and down too much."
Brenda said: "This is definitely the best girl we've had so far. So polite, and she's being totally honest with us."
The four friends allowed Paula a short rest before the final six strokes. Then they all took up position behind her, and Rosie said: "Pam is now going to give you six on the bare. You can keep your head rested on the table this time; we aren't interested in your face any more. We want to see that tennis pump thumping into your naked backside."
"Right, girl," added Sadie, "knickers down!" Each of the four seniors took hold of Paula's plain white cotton panties and yanked them down to her knees.
"Do you want to know how your backside is looking, girl?" said Brenda. "Yes, please, Miss Brenda."
"Well," said Sadie, "it's quite red all over, and you can see imprints from the sole of the tennis shoe here and there."
"How you feeling?" enquired Rosie.
Paula knew the girls expected a comprehensive reply. "I'm feeling very humbled and submissive with my bottom exposed - very vulnerable. I'm also thinking that the next six strokes will probably have me screaming and crying. But I'm trying to be brave.
"There's something else," added Paula. "The pain and degradation you are putting me through, I know it's for my own good - to make me a better, stronger person - and I appreciate the time and effort you are devoting to me."
"Oh boy, this girl is something else," cried Rosie. "That was excellent." Pam picked up the tennis pump and said: "You ready, girl?"
"Yes, Miss Pam."
"You do realise, don't you," Pam added, "that the last six strokes have to be the heaviest blows of all?"
"I understand, Miss Pam. I can take it."
"Well," said Rosie, "just remember you can stop it any time."
"I can take it," Paula repeated stoically.
"That's the spirit, girl," said Brenda. Whack. Left cheek.
"Aaaah! Thirteen ... thank you." Smack. Right cheek. "Ow, ow, ow, ow. Fourteen. Thank ... you." The next stroke landed low, on the top of Paula's thighs. Her piercing scream echoed around the building. Eventually, she managed to mumble: "Fif ... fif ... teen. Thank ... you."
Pam said: "I'm sorry, girl. I didn't mean to swipe you across the legs. I know that really hurts. But you were writhing around so much, that stroke could have landed anywhere."
"My fault again, Miss Pam," gasped Paula. "I'll try to keep still for you."
"Would you like us to hold you in position?" asked Brenda.