Hell Week began on a Saturday night in the basement of the fraternity house. All eight of the pledges were gathered in the room to stand before the assembled brothers. We had stood in a similar fashion here four months prior, when we all formally pledged ourselves to the service of the brotherhood, thus beginning our pledge period. Behind each pledge stood his designated "Big Brother," each of whom had acted as the primary advisor for "his" pledge during the past, long months. We stood silently in the dark room, which was illuminated only by several large candles in each corner.
When asked by the High Master if we were prepared to endure the rigors of Hell Week, each of us nodded his assent. We were advised that this week would not be easy. We were to consider ourselves the lowest of the low, unworthy of fraternization with the brotherhood unless we completed the week successfully. We were forbidden to have sex for the entire week, and we were to perform any and all tasks assigned to us by any of the brothers.
At this point, my Big Brother, Brian, stepped forward, encircling my torso with his strong arms from behind, and began to remove my shirt. I looked to my right, and saw that the same was being done to each pledge by his Big Brother, so I did not resist. Brian dropped my shirt to the floor, and grasped both of my wrists, raising my arms over my head. My wrists were then fastened into a set of cuffs that apparently hung from the ceiling, though I had not noticed them when we entered the darkened room. Several other brothers brought in trays, and set one before each pledge while I watched Brian and the other Big Brothers strip to the waist as well. Upon each tray was a large bowl of water, a bar of soap, scissors, and a razor.
To begin Hell Week, we were informed, we were to be stripped of all pride. To symbolize this, all hair on our bodies was to be removed. Our Big Brothers would perform the initial, ceremonial shaving, but each pledge was responsible for keeping his body free of hair for the rest of the week. Brothers could demand surprise inspections anytime and anywhere they chose - in public or private - to ensure that we were in compliance. As we were being given these instructions, Brian was removing my pants and my shorts, exposing my slim body completely to the brotherhood. The other pledges were also bound and stripped, as we awaited our fate.
Brian began with the scissors, trimming the light hair under my arms to a short stubble, then followed suit with the hairs surrounding my cock and balls. I found it embarrassingly arousing when I felt his strong hands lifting my penis and scrotum to get underneath with the scissors. At that age, I had virtually no chest hair, and not much more than a heavy down on my legs, so Brian put away the scissors, wet the soap, and began to rub the slick lather into my armpits. His muscular upper body was starting to shine with sweat, though I wasn't sure whether that was caused by exertion, tension, or the heat of the late spring evening. He picked up the razor, and I could feel the blade slice off the hairs under my arms. He followed with my chest, scraping off the few, sparse hairs there, and then moved down to my legs.
The sensation of the razor gliding lightly through the soapy film that covered my legs was extremely sensual. I could feel beads of sweat trickling from my denuded armpits, and running down my sides. As Brian's hand moved the blade to the insides of my thighs, my cock reflexively began to stiffen. My anus involuntarily tightened, causing my shaft to rise to a half-erection, and pre-cum started seeping from the tip of my penis. I was mortified to be standing before the entire fraternity with my throbbing hard-on bobbing before me, but my shame only caused it to swell even more. I dared not look at anyone but Brian, who seemed unfazed by my reaction. I was not aware until later that every pledge there was in the same condition.
Brian finished shaving both legs before he shifted his attention to the stubble above my now fully engorged organ. The upward thrust of the shaft forced him to pull my cock first to one side, then the other as he removed the hair that symbolized my manhood. He then stretched taut the loose skin of my scrotum, and shaved my balls completely bare, continuing along my sensitive perineum. He ran his fingers lightly over my freshly shaven skin, making sure he had removed every hair, then he looked up at me while I felt his soapy finger glide up the crack of my butt.
I watched Brian's broad shoulders and chest, gleaming with sweat as he rose to stand before me. He turned me so that my back was facing him and the brotherhood before reaching up to detach my wrists from the chain that held them over my head. He held my waist with one hand, pushing my shoulders forward until I was forced to use my outstretched - and still cuffed - hands to brace myself against the floor. Still holding my waist up, Brian used his feet to spread my legs farther apart, then knelt to delicately shave the sparse hairs from my anal cleft. A warm, wet cloth was then used to wipe the soap from my ass before I was pulled back to a standing position and turned once more to face the crowd. Chaining my arms over my head again, my Big Brother then gently cleaned every part of my body that he had shaved.