As noted, pledging and hazing did not begin with BGLOs. Therefore, some of the tactics and processes were also unoriginal. While some ideas used in BGLOs were taken from previous organizations, white and black, many of them were altered or changed to fit what leaders of the organizations and chapters felt were necessary for the black identity and development. These tactics resemble those from slavery, civil rights, and other sectors of the black experience. These connections show how much oppression is apart of the black identity, and that pledging and hazing are re-enactments of the oppression black people have faced throughout history. Furthermore, the overcoming of such oppression in history and in pledging is what encourages the continuation of such processes.