Jake was even more committed to his fraternity after he went through a ritual paddling. This is an example of the initiation effect.

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The initiation effect refers to the idea that people tend to become more committed to a group after they have undergone some kind of initiation or hazing ritual. In this case, Jake's experience of being paddled as part of the fraternity initiation seems to have made him even more committed to the group.

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